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noun

anaphase

the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle

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Three example sentences with anaphase, each labelled with its topic.

  • Under the microscope one onion root cell sat in anaphase, its doubled threads caught halfway to either pole.

    Science

  • A drug that stalls anaphase keeps a tumor cell from finishing division, which is why the dose timing matters.

    Medicine

  • The imaging software tags each frame automatically, so a technician can jump straight to anaphase without scrubbing the video.

    Technology

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