DIPLOTENE


Meaning of DIPLOTENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-plə-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1925

: a stage of meiotic prophase which follows the pachytene and during which the paired homologous chromosomes begin to separate and chiasmata become visible

• diplotene adjective

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