Temporal Concept
telophase Audio
tel·o·phase [ tel-uh-feyz, tee-luh- ]
Subclass of:
Mitosis; Meiosis
Definitions related to telophase:
  • The cell cycle phase which follows anaphase during M phase of mitosis and meiosis and during which the chromosomes arrive at the poles of the cell and the division of the cytoplasm starts.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The final phase of cell nucleus division following ANAPHASE, in which two daughter nuclei are formed, the CYTOPLASM completes division, and the CHROMOSOMES lose their distinctness and are transformed into CHROMATIN threads.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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