prophase meiosis
11prophase — /proh fayz /, n. Cell Biol. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes. [1880 85; PRO 1 + PHASE] * * * …
12prophase — noun a) the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes b) the first stage of meiosis …
13prophase — pro•phase [[t]ˈproʊˌfeɪz[/t]] n. cbl the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes • Etymology: 1880–85 …
14Mitosis — Not to be confused with meiosis, miosis, or myositis. Mitosis divides the chromosomes …
15Oogenesis — Oogenesis, ovogenesis or oögenesis (  /ˌoʊ …
16Meiotic recombination checkpoint — The meiotic recombination checkpoint monitors the meiotic recombination during meiosis, and blocks the entry into metaphase I if the recombination is not efficiently processed. Meitotic recombination contributes to the cells in two different ways …
17MÉIOSE — La reproduction d’un être vivant peut s’effectuer selon deux voies. L’une, dite végétative , constitue la voie de reproduction conforme de l’organisme ou d’une partie de celui ci, qui peut être représentée par une seule cellule. L’autre voie,… …
18Mitosis — Ordinary division of a body cell to form two daughter cells each with the same chromosome complement as the parent cell. * * * The usual process of somatic reproduction of cells consisting of a sequence of modifications of the nucleus (prophase,… …
19leptotene — Early stage of prophase in meiosis in which the chromosomes contract and become visible as long filaments well separated from each other. SYN: leptonema. [lepto + G. tainia, band, tape] * * * lep·to·tene lep tə .tēn n a stage of meiotic prophase… …
20Immature ovum — An immature ovum is a cell that goes through the process of oogenesis to become an ovum. It can be an oogonium, an oocyte or an ootid. An oocyte, in turn, can be either primary or secondary, depending on how far it has come in its process of… …
