MPHASE

M-phase: translation

Mitotic phase of cell cycle of eukaryotic cells, as distinct from the remainder, which is known as interphase (and that can be further subdivided as G1, S and G2). Beginning of M is signalled by separation of centrioles, where present, and by the condensation of chromatin into chromosomes. M-phase ends with the establishment of nuclear membranes around the two daughter nuclei, normally followed immediately by cell division (cytokinesis).