telophase
noun/ˈtɛləˌfeɪz/
Frequency rank: #19,970 most common English word
Meaning
The final phase of mitosis or meiosis in which the chromosomes reach the poles of the cell and new nuclear envelopes form around them.
Example sentence
During cell division, telophase is the final stage when two new nuclei begin to form.
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