English noun: prophase | |||
1. | prophase (process) the first stage of meiosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phase of cell division | ||
Part holonym | diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, synezesis, synizesis, zygotene | ||
Part meronym | meiosis, miosis, reduction division | ||
2. | prophase (process) the first stage of mitosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phase of cell division | ||
Part meronym | mitosis | ||