Cell Function
M phase
Definitions related to cell division phases:
  • (m phase) A cell cycle phase during which nuclear division occurs, and which is comprises the phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (m phase) The period of the cell cycle when CELLS divide their nucleus and cytoplasm.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (m phase process) The last cell cycle stage during which the replicated daughter chromosomes separate in to separate nuclei; cytokinesis then occurs to produce separate daughter cells. It is divided into Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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