Term Name: meiotic prophase I
Synonyms:
Definition: The cell cycle phase which is the first stage of meiosis I 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:0007128]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: diakinesis diplotene leptotene pachytene zygotene
is a type of: meiosis I cell cycle phase prophase