🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Anafase

Native Script:anafase

Pronunciation / Transliteration: anafase

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anaphase/ˈænəfeɪz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La anafase es una etapa importante en la división celular."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The stage in mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.

    "During anaphase, the sister chromatids are pulled apart towards the spindle poles."
  2. 2

    A phase in the cell cycle characterized by the separation of chromatids.

    "Anaphase is crucial for ensuring that each daughter cell receives the correct number of chromosomes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'anaphase' originates from the Greek word 'anaphora', meaning 'a carrying back'. It was first used in the biological context in the late 19th century to describe a specific stage in cell division, reflecting the process of chromosomes moving apart.

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