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diakinesis Definition

dia·ki·nesis (dī′ə ki nē′sis, -kī-)

noun

in the first meiotic division of germ cells, a late prophase stage in which the maternal and paternal chromosomes have paired within the nucleus

Etymology: ModL < dia- + Gr kinēsis, motion < kinein, to move: see cite

Related Forms:

  • diakinetic di′a·ki·net′ic (-net′ik) adjective