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<cell biology> Classically the second phase of mitosis or one of the divisions of meiosis. In this phase the chromosomes are well condensed and aligned along the metaphase plate.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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