prophase

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

stage of the cell cycle where chromosomes line up to make pairs

Part of speech:

Noun

Plural: plural: prophases

Example sentences with this word:

In the human female, meiosis commences towards the end of the first trimester of fetal development and, with increasing gestational age, more and more cells enter the prophase stages of leptotene, zygotene and pachytene.

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