Medical Dictionary
pachytene
noun pachy·tene \ˈpak-i-ˌtēn\
Medical Definition of PACHYTENE
: the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the zygotene and in which the paired chromosomes are thickened and visibly divided into chromatids
—pachytene adjective
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