a stage in meiosis
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zygotenea stage in meiosis
zygotenesZYGOTENE, a stage in meiosis
synizesisa stage of meiosis in some species in which all the chromosomes contract together
synizesesSYNIZESIS, a stage of meiosis in some species in which all the chromosomes contract together
spermatocytesA cell produced at the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, formed from a spermatogonium and dividing by meiosis into spermatids
spermatocyteA cell produced at the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, formed from a spermatogonium and dividing by meiosis into spermatids
pronucleusEither of a pair of gametic nuclei, in the stage following meiosis but before their fusion leads to the formation of the nucleus of the zygote
pronucleiEither of a pair of gametic nuclei, in the stage following meiosis but before their fusion leads to the formation of the nucleus of the zygote
diakinesisthe final stage of prophase in meiosis
diakinesesDIAKINESIS, the final stage of prophase in meiosis
diplotenethe fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes clearly double
diplotenesDIPLOTENE, the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes clearly double
anaphasicrelating to the anaphase, the stage of meiosis in which daughter chromosomes move towards the nuclear spindle
zygotenethe second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs
metaphasethe stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate of the spindle
anaphasethe stage in mitosis or meiosis following metaphase in which the daughter chromosomes move away from each other to opposite ends of the cell
telophasethe final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes
pachytenethe stage of the prophase of meiosis following zygotene
pachytenesPACHYTENE, the stage of the prophase of meiosis following zygotene
leptoteneThe first stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which each chromosome becomes visible as two fine threads (chromatids)
diploteneThe fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate into two pairs of chromatids
diplotenesThe fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, following pachytene, during which the paired chromosomes begin to separate into two pairs of chromatids
diakinesesThe fifth and last stage of the prophase of meiosis, following diplotene, when the separation of homologous chromosomes is complete and crossing over has occurred
diakinesisThe fifth and last stage of the prophase of meiosis, following diplotene, when the separation of homologous chromosomes is complete and crossing over has occurred
prophaseThe first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears. The first prophase of meiosis includes the reduction division
pachyteneThe third stage of the prophase of meiosis, following zygotene, during which the paired chromosomes shorten and thicken, the two chromatids of each separate, and exchange of segments between chromatids may occur