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| pach·y·tene [ páki tn ] |
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stage of cell division: the third stage of cell division, during which the paired chromosomes become shorter and thicker and divide into four chromatids
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| [Early 20th century. < French pachytène< Greek pakhus "thick" + French -tène "ribbon" (< Greek tainia)] |
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