Meaning & use
telophase
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Meaning
noununcountabletechnicalbiology
The final stage of cell division, when the chromosomes have reached opposite ends and new nuclei begin to form.
Grammar: Usually uncountable: 'during telophase'. It can be countable in 'telophases' when referring to multiple cells, but that is rare.
Patterns
- during telophase
- in telophase
- the telophase stage
During telophase, the chromosomes uncoil and a new nuclear envelope forms around each set.
The cell enters telophase after the chromosomes have separated.
Telophase is followed by cytokinesis, which divides the cytoplasm.
Word forms
| plural | telophases |
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Common combinations
- during telophase
- The nuclear membrane reappears during telophase.
- enter telophase
- The cell enters telophase once the chromatids reach the poles.
- telophase stage
- In the telophase stage, two new nuclei are visible.
- late telophase
- Cytokinesis usually begins in late telophase.
Word family
- mitosis noun
- The whole process of cell division that includes telophase.
- cytokinesis noun
- The division of the cytoplasm that often follows telophase.
Commonly confused: telophase or prophase? telophase or metaphase?
telophase vs prophase
The first stage of mitosis, when chromosomes condense; telophase is the last stage.
telophase vs metaphase
The stage when chromosomes line up in the middle; telophase comes after the chromosomes separate.
Practice
In which stage of cell division do new nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell?
Choose one answer.
Telophase is the final stage, when chromosomes reach the poles and nuclear envelopes re-form. Prophase is the beginning, metaphase is when chromosomes align, and anaphase is when they separate.
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