The second phase of cell division, in which the chromosomes line up across the equatorial plane of the spindle prior to separation.
A period preceding the anaphase in mitosis.
One of the stages in mitosis or meiosis.
Stage in mitosis and meiosis during which chromosomes become aligned along the equatorial plane of the spindle in preparation for separation and distribution to the daughter cells.
The second stage of mitosis and of each division of meiosis, in which the chromosomes line up at the center of the spindle, with their centromeres attached to the spindle fibers.
The second stage of mitosis in which the pairs of chromatids line up on the equator of the cell. Each pair is connected at the centromere, which is attached to a spindle fiber. Metaphase follows prophase and precedes anaphase, in which the chromatids become chromosomes and are pulled to opposite poles of the cell.