Definition
The stage of cell division (mitosis or meiosis) following metaphase, when duplicated chromosomes are separating toward opposite poles of the cell.
Etymology
From Greek 'dia-' (through/apart) + 'aster' (star), literally meaning 'two stars,' referring to the star-shaped arrangements of spindle fibers at each pole during chromosome separation.
Kelly Says
When you look at a cell under a microscope during diaster, you literally see two star-shaped structures pulling chromosomes apart—that's why early biologists called it the 'two-star' stage!
Translations
ARالعربية
كارثة
ka-rath-ah
BNবাংলা
বিপর্যয়
bi-por-yoi
CACatalà
desastre
de-sa-stray
CSČeština
katastrofa
kata-stro-fa
DADansk
katastrofe
kata-stro-fe
DEDeutsch
Katastrophe
kat-ah-stro-fee
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφή
kata-stro-fi
ESEspañol
desastre
des-ah-stray
FISuomi
katastrofi
kata-stro-fi
FRFrançais
catastrophe
kat-ah-strof
HUMagyar
katasztrófa
kata-sztró-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
bencana
be-ne-ca-na
ITItaliano
disastro
di-sast-roh
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
bencana
be-ne-ca-na
MYမြန်မာ
ပြဿနာ
pyat-tha-na
NONorsk
katastrofe
kata-stro-fe
PLPolski
katastrofa
kata-stro-fa
PTPortuguês
catástrofe
kata-stro-feh
RORomână
catastrofă
kata-stro-fuh
RUРусский
катастрофа
kat-a-stro-fa
SVSvenska
katastrof
kata-strof
SWKiswahili
katastrofu
ka-ta-stro-fu
THไทย
ภัยพิบัติ
phai-pi-bit
TLTL
kaguluhan
ka-gu-lu-han
TRTürkçe
felaket
feh-la-ket
UKУкраїнська
катастрофа
kata-stro-fa
VITiếng Việt
khủng hoảng
khung-hoang
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la