anaphase

[ an-uh-feyz ]

/ ˈæn əˌfeɪz /

noun Biology.

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

Nearby words

ananthous, ananym, anapaest, anapest, anapestic, anaphase, anaphia, anaphora, anaphoresis, anaphoria, anaphoric

Origin of anaphase

First recorded in 1885–90; ana- + phase

Related formsan·a·pha·sic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for anaphase

The second maturation division is seen in metaphase in figure 220 and in anaphase in figure 221.
Studies in Spermatogenesis (Part 1 of 2)|Nettie Maria Stevens
The latter is a view of the anaphase which one often gets at three foci in one section.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens
In the anaphase of the second division all of the chromosomes are divided quantitatively as may be seen in figures 77 and 78.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens
An anaphase including the small chromosome is shown in figure 56.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens

Figure 260 shows a side view of the second spindle in metaphase, and figure 261 in anaphase.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens

British Dictionary definitions for anaphase

anaphase

/ (ˈænəˌfeɪz) /

noun

the third stage of mitosis, during which the chromatids separate and migrate towards opposite ends of the spindleSee also prophase, metaphase, telophase

the corresponding stage of the first division of meiosis

Word Origin for anaphase

C19: from ana- + phase

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Word Origin and History for anaphase

anaphase

1887, coined in German (1884), from Greek ana- (see ana-) + phase (n.).

Medicine definitions for anaphase

anaphase

[ ăn′ə-fāz′ ]

n.

The stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes move from the equatorial plate toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.

Science definitions for anaphase

anaphase

[ ăn′ə-fāz′ ]

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. See more at meiosis mitosis.