diplotene

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Scrabble points
12
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15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪplətiːn/(UK)
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/ˈdɪplətiːn/(UK) · /ˈdɪpləˌtin/(US)

Definition of diplotene

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible

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Etymology

From French diplotène, corresponding to diplo- + -tene. Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.

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