Word: Pachytene
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek pakhus ‘thick’ + tainia ‘band’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpakɪtiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the third stage of the prophase of meiosis, following zygotene, during which the paired chromosomes shorten and thicken, the two chromatids of each separate, and exchange of segments between chromatids may occur.
Short Definition:third stage of prophase of meiosis
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