telophase
Noun
Meaning
telophase (plural telophases)
(biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
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Sister chromatids remain attached during telophase I. Cells may enter a period of rest known as interkinesis or interphase II.
During telophase, when the two daughter nuclei are formed, there is no RNA Pol II transcription so the protein components instead form a perinucleolar cap.