telophase

noun

telo·​phase ˈte-lə-ˌfāz  ˈtē- 

1

: the final stage of mitosis and of the second division of meiosis in which the spindle disappears and the nucleus reforms around each set of chromosomes

2

: the final stage in the first division of meiosis that may be missing in some organisms and is characterized by the gathering at opposite poles of the cell of half of the original number of chromosomes including one from each homologous pair

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

telophase

noun

telo·​phase ˈtel-ə-ˌfāz 

ˈtēl-

1

: the final stage of mitosis and of the second division of meiosis in which two new nuclei form each with a set of chromosomes

2

: the final stage in the first division of meiosis in which half the original number of chromosomes gather at opposite ends of the cell

Medical Definition

telophase

noun

telo·​phase ˈtel-ə-ˌfāz  ˈtēl- 

1

: the final stage of mitosis and of the second division of meiosis in which the spindle disappears and the nucleus reforms around each set of chromosomes

2

: the final stage in the first division of meiosis that may be missing in some organisms and that is characterized by the gathering at opposite poles of the cell of half the original number of chromosomes including one from each homologous pair