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Metaphase

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Anatomy and Physiology I

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Metaphase is a stage of cell division during mitosis and meiosis where chromosomes align in the middle of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells. This alignment ensures that each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes.

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