Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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anaphase | Yes | No | No | No |
reduction division | Yes | No | No | No |
anaphase (noun) | reduction division (noun) |
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the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) |