Diplonema
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The diplotene stage of meiosis. countable, uncountable
"However, a careful analysis of the diplonemas failed to reveal any sign of duplicity in the loops between the points of contact of the chromosomes, as well as chromatin strands passing from one side to the opposite one, what sometimes happens so characteristically when true chiasmata are present."
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More examples"However, a careful analysis of the diplonemas failed to reveal any sign of duplicity in the loops between the points of contact of the chromosomes, as well as chromatin strands passing from one side to the opposite one, what sometimes happens so characteristically when true chiasmata are present."
Etymology
From diplo- + -nema.
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