Cell Function
mitotic prophase
Definitions related to mitotic prophase:
  • The cell cycle phase which is the first stage of M phase of mitosis and during which chromosomes condense and the two daughter centrioles and their asters migrate toward the poles of the cell.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (prophase process) The first phase of mitosis, in which the chromosomes become visible, the nucleus starts to lose its identity, the spindle appears, and the centrioles migrate toward opposite poles.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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