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anaphase
CIDE DICTIONARY
anaphase, n.
the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anaphase, n. Biol. the stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division when the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
Etymology
ANA- + PHASE
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