DIPLOTENE


Meaning of DIPLOTENE in English

[ 'dɪpləti:n ]

■ noun Biology the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate.

Origin

1920s: from diplo- + Gk tainia 'band'.

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