the final stage of mitosis, during which a set of chromosomes is present at each end of the cell and a nuclear membrane forms around each, producing two new nuclei
See also prophase, metaphase, anaphase
2.
the corresponding stage of the first division of meiosis
Derived forms
telophasic (ˌteloˈphasic)
adjective
telophase in American English
(ˈtɛləˌfeɪz)
noun
Biology
the final stage of mitosis, in which the parent cell becomes completely divided into two cells, each having a reorganized nucleus