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Noun: telophase  'te-lu,feyz
  1. The final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
    "Telophase II marks the completion of meiosis"
     
  2. The final stage of mitosis
    "During telophase, the chromosomes decondense and nuclear envelopes reform"

Derived forms: telophases

Type of: phase of cell division

Part of: meiosis, mitosis, reduction division

Encyclopedia: Telophase