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(an′ə fāz′)

noun

Biol. the stage in mitosis, after the metaphase and before the telophase, in which the divided chromosomes move apart toward the poles of the spindle

Origin: ana- + phase

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noun

The stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes move to opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.

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