-TENE


Meaning of -TENE in English

[-tene] adj comb form [F -tene, fr. L taenia ribbon, band--more at taenia]: having (such or so many) chromosomal filaments "polytene" "pachytene"

[2]-tene n comb form: stage of meiotic prophase characterized by (such) chromosomal filaments "diplotene" "pachytene"

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