noun
- the final stage of cell division in which the chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and new nuclear membranes form
Usage: biology
Examples
- During telophase, the cell begins to divide into two separate cells.
- The chromosomes reach the poles of the cell in telophase.
- Nuclear envelopes reform around each set of chromosomes during telophase.
- Telophase marks the end of mitosis before cytokinesis begins.
- Students observed telophase under the microscope during biology lab.
- The spindle fibers disappear as the cell enters telophase.