anaphase

American  

[an-uh-feyz] / ˈæn əˌfeɪz /

noun

Biology.

1. the stage in mitosis or meiosis following metaphase in which the daughter chromosomes move away from each other to opposite ends of the cell.

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anaphase British  

/ ˈænəˌfeɪz /

noun

1. the third stage of mitosis, during which the chromatids separate and migrate towards opposite ends of the spindle See also prophase metaphase telophase

2. the corresponding stage of the first division of meiosis

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anaphase Scientific  

/ ăn′ə-fāz′ /

1. The stage of cell division in mitosis or meiosis in which the doubled set of chromosomes separates into two identical groups that move to opposite ends of the cell. Anaphase is preceded by metaphase and followed by telophase.

2. See more at meiosis mitosis

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Other Word Forms

• anaphasic adjective

Etymology

Origin of anaphase

First recorded in 1885–90; ana- + phase

Example Sentences

This hypothesis is consistent with the finding that lagging chromosomes during anaphase can become sequestered in micronuclei and subjected to chromosomal pulverisation before rejoining the main nucleus.

From Nature

The metaphase is the parting of the sister chromosomes in the equatorial plate; their passage to opposite poles of the spindle constitutes the anaphase; and their reconstruction to form the resting daughter nuclei, the telophase.

From Project Gutenberg

In figure 172, an anaphase, the unequal elements are barely separated, while the metakinesis of the other pairs is much further advanced.

From Project Gutenberg

The anaphase of the same mitosis is shown in figures 217 and 218; it is peculiar in that one chromosome always divides more slowly than the others, the two elements hanging together at one end.

From Project Gutenberg

The first division is thus a reducing division, while the split appearing in the anaphase of the heterotype and presumably reappearing in the prophase of the homotype is the original split of the spireme thread.

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