diplotene in English
noun
1
the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate into two pairs of chromatids.
In common snook, the germinal epithelium is active throughout the year, producing follicles where the oocyte is in arrested meiosis, diplotene of the first meiotic prophase, and the germinal epithelium is always discontinuous.
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1. Chiasmata are seen under microscope in Diplotene and Diakinesis stages of prophase 1
2. Chiasmata) In genetics, a cross-shaped structure that forms the points of contact between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes first seen in the tetrads of the diplotene stage of meiotic prophase