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■ 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'.
[ '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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004