katachromasis
noun
kata·chro·ma·sis
variants or catachromasis
ˌkatəˈkrōməsə̇s
plural katachromases or catachromases
-məˌsēz
: the mitotic nuclear transformations leading to formation of daughter nuclei from the chromosome groups separated in anaphase compare anachromasis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from kata- or cata- + chrom- + connective -a- + -sis