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pachytenes

pachytenes is the plural of pachytene.

Meaning of pachytene

Noun

pachytene (plural pachytenes)

  1. The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
    Synonyms:
    pachynema

Questions about pachytenes

What is pachytenes the plural of?
Pachytenes is the plural of pachytene.

Words near pachytenes in the dictionary

  1. pachyrukhines
  2. pachys
  3. pachysandra
  4. pachysandras
  5. pachytene
  6. pachytenes
  7. pachytroctid
  8. pachytroctids
  9. pachyvessel
  10. pachyvessels
  11. paci

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