| Term Name: | prophase |
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| Definition: | The cell cycle phase which is the first stage of M phase of meiosis and mitosis and during which chromosomes condense and the two daughter centrioles and their asters migrate toward the poles of the cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051324] QuickGO AmiGO |