Biology A-Level
metaphase
What metaphase means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The stage in which chromosomes or chromatids align at the equator, also called the metaphase plate.
Chromosomes arranged in a single line across the middle of the cell.
Topics that use metaphase
- All cells arise from other cells (AQA A-Level)
- Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- anaphase
- genetically identical daughter cells
- interphase
- telophase
- acid hydrolysis and squashing
- Asexual reproduction and cloning
- attachment protein and receptor
- cell plate and Golgi vesicles
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