pachytene

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noun

The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

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pachynema
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Meanings

nounpachytene (plural pachytenes)

plural pachytenes

  1. biologyThe third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

    Synonyms: pachynema

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

Similar
pachynema
Also see
pachynema

Origin

  1. Frenchpachytène
  2. Englishpachytene

From French pachytène, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -tene (“ribbon”). Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.

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Translations

Catalan paquitè
  • paquitèstate of meiosis
Finnish pakyteeni
  • pakyteenistate of meiosis
German Pachytän
  • Pachytänstate of meiosis
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APA

pachytene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachytene

MLA

“pachytene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachytene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pachytene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachytene.

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