Meanings
noundiplotene (countable and uncountable, plural diplotenes)
plural diplotenes
- countableuncountablebiologyThe fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
Synonyms: diplonema
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
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Origin
- Frenchdiplotène
- Englishdiplotene
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan diplotè
- diplotèstage of meiosis
Finnish diploteeni
- diploteenistage of meiosis
Portuguese diplóteno
- diplótenostage of meiosis
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APA
diplotene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplotene
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“diplotene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplotene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diplotene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplotene.
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