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2. telophase
noun. the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.
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Sentences with telophase
1. Noun, singular or mass
The telophase stage is next and is when the chromosomes arrive at opposite ends of the cell and start to decondense as a new nuclear envelope forms around both sister cells.
2. Verb, base form
Meiosis I, the first half of the total cell division process of sexual reproductive cells, has four phases: prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I and telophase I.
3. Adverb
After anaphase, in which the sister chromatids are separated, comes telophase; this is a de facto reversal of prophase, with new nuclear membranes forming around the two daughter nuclei.
