DIAKINESIS


Meaning of DIAKINESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-kə-ˈnē-səs, -(ˌ)kī- ]

noun

( plural dia·ki·ne·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1902

: the final stage of the meiotic prophase marked by contraction of the bivalents

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.