diakinesis

di a ki ne sis |ˌdīəkəˈnēsis ˌdaɪəkəˈnisɪs | ▶noun ( pl. diakineses |-sēz | ) Biology the fifth and last stage of the prophase of meiosis, following diplotene, when the separation of homologous chromosomes is complete and crossing over has occurred. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from dia- ‘through, across ’ + Greek kinēsis ‘motion. ’

diakinesis

diakinesis |ˌdʌɪəkʌɪˈniːsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. diakineses |-siːz | ) [ mass noun ] Biology the fifth and last stage of the prophase of meiosis, following diplotene, when the separation of homologous chromosomes is complete and crossing over has occurred. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from dia- ‘through, across ’ + Greek kinēsis ‘motion ’.