Definition of Diakinesis

1. Noun. The final stage of the prophase of meiosis.

Group relationships: Prophase
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage

Definition of Diakinesis

1. [n -KINESES]

Medical Definition of Diakinesis

1. The final stage of the first prophase of meiosis. The chromosomes condense to their greatest extent during this stage and normally the nucleolus disappears and the fragments of the nuclear envelope disperse. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diakinesis

diagrammed
diagramming
diagrams
diagraph
diagraph
diagraphic
diagraphical
diagraphics
diagraphs
diagrid
diagrids
diaheliotropic
diaheliotropism
diakineses
diakinesis (current term)
diakinesis (current term)
dial
dial
dialect
dialect
dialectal
dialectally
dialectic
dialectical
dialectically
dialectical materialism
dialectician
dialecticians
dialectics
dialectics

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