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Prophase

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Noun

1. prophase

the first stage of meiosis

2. prophase

the first stage of mitosis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prophase

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noun
1. 
the first stage of mitosis, during which the nuclear membrane disappears and the nuclear material resolves itself into chromosomes
See also metaphase, anaphase, telophase
2. 
the first stage of meiosis, divided into leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, and diakinesis phases

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Prophase

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noun
the first stage in mitosis, during which the chromatin is formed into chromosomes which split into separate paired chromatids

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Prophase

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n.
1. The first stage of mitosis, during which the chromosomes condense and become visible, the nuclear membrane breaks down, and the spindle apparatus forms at opposite poles of the cell.
2. The first stage of meiosis, constituted by a series of events that include the thickening and coiling of the chromosomes, synapsis of homologous chromosomes, tetrad formation, and crossing over.

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