Noun | 1. | phase of cell division - a stage in meiosis or mitosis anaphase - the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle metaphase - the second stage of mitosis metaphase - the second stage of meiosis prophase - the first stage of mitosis prophase - the first stage of meiosis telophase - the final stage of mitosis telophase - the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle |