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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cell physiology
  4. cell cycle
  5. cell division
  6. prophase
  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cytogenetics
  4. cell cycle
  5. cell division
  6. prophase
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. cytogenetics
  4. cell cycle
  5. cell division
  6. prophase

Preferred term

prophase

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • diakinesis
  • diplonema (meiosis)
  • diplotene stage
  • leptonema (meiosis)
  • leptotene stage
  • zygonema (meiosis)
  • zygotene stage

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23394

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