prophase
cell cycle phase which is the first stage of M phase of meiosis and mitosis, during which chromosomes condense and the two daughter centrioles migrate toward the poles of the cell
en-GB/pɹəʊfeɪz/
en-US/ˈpɹoʊˌfeɪz/
cell cycle phase which is the first stage of M phase of meiosis and mitosis, during which chromosomes condense and the two daughter centrioles migrate toward the poles of the cell