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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Cell biol.) the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, when the paired chromosomes being to separate. This stage follows the
pachytene .
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- noun The fourth stage of
prophase ofmeiosis , during which homologouschromosome pairs begin to separate andchiasmata become visible
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- noun the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
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In maize terminalization occurs a the diplotene stage of meiosis.
Nobel Lecture The Significance of Responses of the Genome to Challenge 1983
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FUNCTIONAL WORD (8) tetramine SHIFT (6) ambisextrous, magneto - decorative adj. fluid - diplotene, autodrome mechanic, adj. birdyback adj. dirty colorcaster neurokinin dustoff gravisphere parapolitical, punch-up moonfall adj. skim parakite protoconti -
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SHIFT (6) Afrophile adj. decorative aposelene projectual diplotene, aposelenium psychedelicize, adj. biotron v. dirty quadriphony quadriphonics dustoff reticulosis punch-up technopolis quantized, skim INITIAL AFFIXATIONS (20) adj.
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