Term Name: mitotic prophase
Synonyms:
Definition: The cell cycle phase which is the first stage of M phase of mitosis and during which chromosomes condense and the two daughter centrioles and their asters migrate toward the poles of the cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000088]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: mitotic M phase
is a type of: prophase
inverse happens_during: mitotic spindle formation (spindle phase one)