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 Definitions of pachytene  [ˈpæk ɪ tin]  

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Definition of 'pachytene' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pachytene
the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.

Etymology:  (< F pachytène (1900) = Gk pachý(s) thick + F -tène -tene)

Definition of 'pachytene' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pachytene
the third stage of the prophase of meiosis

'pachytene' - Nearby Entries  

pachysandra  pachysandra procumbens  pachysandra terminalis  pachytene  pacific bonito  pacifically  pacification  



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