# metaphase

> cell cycle phase, following prophase or prometaphase in higher eukaryotes, during which chromosomes become aligned on the equatorial plate of the cell

**Wikidata**: [Q574427](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574427)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphase)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/metaphase


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. BabelNet
4. UMLS 2023
5. KBpedia
6. GF WordNet
7. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)