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diplotene

dip lo tene |ˈdipləˌtēn ˈdɪploʊtin | ▶noun Biology the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate into two pairs of chromatids. ORIGIN 1920s: from diplo- ‘double ’ + Greek tainia ‘band. ’

 

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diplotene

diplotene |ˈdɪplətiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate into two pairs of chromatids. ORIGIN 1920s: from diplo- ‘double ’ + Greek tainia ‘band ’.