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The first stage of mitosis
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prophase
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n. 1 the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes 2 the first stage of meiosis
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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1884, from German prophase (Strasburger, 1884); see pro- + phase .
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Prophase (from the Greek πρό, "before" and φάσις, "stage"), is a stage of mitosis in which the chromatin condenses into double rod-shaped structures called chromosomes in which the chromatin becomes visible. This process, called chromatin condensation , ...
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n. the first stage of meiosis the first stage of mitosis