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prophase
/'proʊ,feɪz/
Synonyms of prophase Antonyms of prophase Examples of prophase Usage of prophase Parts of prophase Definition that contains prophase Words sounding like prophase Explanation of prophase

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  1. noun
    the first stage of meiosis
  2. noun
    the first stage of mitosis
    type of:
    phase of cell division
    part of:
    mitosis
Definition that contains prophase
  • crossover the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
  • synezesis the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
  • zygotene the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
  • synizesis the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
  • diakinesis the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
  • crossing over the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
  • diplotene the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
  • pachytene the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
  • leptotene the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
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