Meaning & use
telophase
The final stage of cell division in which chromosomes reach opposite ends of the cell and new nuclei form.
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During telophase, the chromosomes decondense and a nuclear membrane re-forms around each set.
The biology textbook illustrated telophase with a diagram showing two separating daughter cells.
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The last stage of mitosis or meiosis, typically followed immediately by cytokinesis, which splits the cell in two.
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