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Pachytene Moderate

Pachytene has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the third stage of the prophase of meiosis

2

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

See Also
pachynema chromosome meiosis prophase chromatid
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
phase
Rhyming Words
ene dene mene pene sene bene rene gene nene lene cene oxene agene ilene arene keene ctene azene acene irene
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