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METAPHASE

\mˌɛtəfˈe͡ɪz], \mˌɛtəfˈe‍ɪz], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_f_ˈeɪ_z]\

Definitions of METAPHASE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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the second stage of meiosis

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the second stage of meiosis

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The second phase of cell division, in which the chromosomes line up across the equatorial plane of the spindle prior to separation.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The stage in mitosis embracing the period of the splitting up of the chromosomes.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The stage in mitosis in which the chromosomes are split up in the equatorial plate.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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