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- French · derived fromdiplotène
- English todaydiplotene
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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diplotene
Today it means: The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible Full definition →
French diplotène