Meaning Of The Word Diakinesis

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diakinesis in American English
in the first meiotic division of germ cells, a late prophase stage in which the maternal and paternal chromosomes have paired within the nucleus
noun: the last stage in prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for anaphase

diakinesis in British English
noun: the final stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes start to separate after crossing over

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