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telophase en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Hellenic *kʷélos Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasis English telophase From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “completion”) + New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάω (pháō, “to shine”).

Meanings

1. The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
   • This separateness is most easily observed in the telophase of each division, though in some cleavage cells it may be seen in the prophase also, or even throughout the resting period. 1901 June 14, Edward. G. Conklin, “The individuality of the germ nuclei during the cleavage of the egg of Crepidula”, in Biological Bulletin, volume 2, number 6:

Forms

Deriveds

anatelophase · telophasic

Translations (13)

ca telofase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · fr télophase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · it telofase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · id telofase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · es telofase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · ro telofază (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · cs telofáze (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · hu telofázis (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · pt telófase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · tl kintayugto (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · de Telophase (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · pl telofaza (final stage of mitosis or meiosis) · fi telofaasi (final stage of mitosis or meiosis)