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diplotene

dip·lo·tene

UK/ˈdɪplətiːn/ US/ˈdɪpləˌtin/ uncommon

noun

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the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis

Origin

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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