Associations to the word «Anaphase»

Wiktionary

ANAPHASE, noun. (cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.

Dictionary definition

ANAPHASE, noun. The stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats