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metaphase definition

meta·phase (met′ə fāz′)

noun

Biol. the stage in mitosis and meiosis, after the prophase and before the anaphase, during which the chromosomes are arranged along the equatorial plane of the spindle

Etymology: meta- + phase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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