What is Metaphase?

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What is Metaphase?

Answer 1

A stage in mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes are aligned along the equatorial plane of the cell.

Answer 2

It is a stage of mitosis in the eukaryotic cell cycle in which condensed chromosomes, carrying genetic information, align in the middle of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells.

Answer 3

If you mean like as a phase during Mitosis then it is

"a stage of mitosis in the eukaryotic cell cycle in which condensed chromosomes, carrying genetic information, align in the middle of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells."

So the chromosomes all line up in the middle!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphase

Answer 4

A stage in mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes are aligned along the equatorial plane of the cell.

www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_G...

Stage of mitosis in which homologous chromosomes align at the nuclear equator prior to migration.

cal.man.ac.uk/student_projects/2001/MN...

Phase of mitosis, or cell division, when the chromosomes align along the center of the cell. Because metaphase chromosomes are highly condensed, scientists use these chromosomes for gene mapping and identifying chromosomal aberrations.

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Stage of mitosis at which chromosomes are firmly attached to the mitotic spindle at its equator but have not yet segregated toward opposite poles.

www.cytokinetics.com/cyto/glossary

Answer 5

metaphase

Definition meta·phase (met′ə fāz′)

the stage in mitosis and meiosis, after the prophase and before the anaphase, during which the chromosomes are arranged along the equatorial plane of the spindle

chromosomes are aligned along the equatorial plane of the cell.

Answer 6

ancient Greek μετα (after) and φασις (stage), is a stage of mitosis in the eukaryotic cell cycle in which condensed chromosomes, carrying genetic information, align in the middle of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

As in the science term? They are lined up...the phases are:

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telephase.

Answer 9

its a phrase used in html