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English
Etymology
From French pachytène, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -tene (“ribbon”).
Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.
Noun
pachytene (plural pachytenes)
- (biology) The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
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- ^ "Recherches sur l'Ovogenèse et l'Organogenèse de l'ovaire des Mammifères (Lapin et Homme)", Hans von De Winiwarter, 1900, Archives de biologie; Vol 17
- ^ "Studies on chromosomes. VIII. Observations on the maturation‐phenomena in certain Hemiptera and other forms, with considerations on synapsis and reduction", Edmund B. Wilson, 5 October 1912, https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1400130302