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pachytene

[pak-i-teen]
noun Cell Biology.
  1. the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
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Also pach·y·ne·ma [pak-uh-nee-muh] /ˌpæk əˈni mə/.

Origin of pachytene

< French pachytène (1900), equivalent to Greek pachý(s) thick + -tène -tene
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British Dictionary definitions for pachynema

pachytene

noun
  1. the third stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the chromosomes become shorter and thicker and divide into chromatids
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Word Origin

from Greek pakhus thick + tainia band
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pachynema in Medicine

pachytene

(păk′ĭ-tēn′)
n.
  1. The third stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the homologous chromosomes become short and thick and divide into four distinct chromatids.
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