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Fields of Study > cell biology > cell physiology > cell cycle > cell division > prophase
Fields of Study > cell biology > cytogenetics > cell cycle > cell division > prophase
Fields of Study > genetics > cytogenetics > cell cycle > cell division > prophase
Preferred Term:

prophase

Definition:
The first phase of cell nucleus division, in which the chromosomes become visible, the cell nucleus starts to lose its identity, the mitotic spindle apparatus appears, and the centrioles migrate toward opposite poles.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
cell division
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • zygotene stage
  • leptotene stage
  • diplonema (meiosis)
  • leptonema (meiosis)
  • diplotene stage
  • diakinesis
  • zygonema (meiosis)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23394
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30
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