Cell Function
mitotic metaphase
mi·tot·ic met·a·phase
Definitions related to mitotic metaphase:
  • The cell cycle phase, following prophase, during which chromosomes become aligned on the equatorial plate of the cell as part of a mitotic cell cycle.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (metaphase process) The second phase of mitosis, in which the chromosomes line up across the equatorial plane of the spindle prior to separation.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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