prophase

pro phase |ˈprōˌfāz ˈproʊˌfeɪz | ▶noun Biology the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears. The first prophase of meiosis includes the reduction division. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + phase .

prophase

pro |phase |ˈprəʊfeɪz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears. The first prophase of meiosis includes the reduction division. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + phase .

Prophase

Pro pha se Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Proph a se |aus griechisch pró = vor und Phase erste Phase der indirekten Kernteilung