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Word: Diplotene
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from diplo-‘double’ + Greek tainia ‘band’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪplətiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate into two pairs of chromatids.
Short Definition:fourth stage of prophase of meiosis
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