prophase (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *prophase*:
NOUN	process	prophase	the first stage of meiosis
NOUN	process	prophase	the first stage of mitosis

English > *prophase*: 2 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	The first stage of meiosis.
Part of	meiosis, miosis, reduction division	(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
Parts	diakinesis	The final stage of the prophase of meiosis
	diplotene	The fourth stage / stage of the prophase of meiosis
	leptotene	The first stage of the prophase of meiosis
	pachytene	The third stage of the prophase of meiosis
	synizesis, synezesis	The contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
	zygotene	The second stage of the prophase of meiosis
Broader	phase of cell division	A stage in meiosis or mitosis

English > *prophase*: 2 senses > noun 2, process
Meaning	The first stage of mitosis.
Part of	mitosis	cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
Broader	phase of cell division	A stage in meiosis or mitosis
Spanish	profase
Catalan	profase

HyperDic: prophase