different between pachytene vs diplotene

English

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.

pachytene (plural pachytenes)

(biology) The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

From French diplotène, corresponding to diplo- +? -tene.

Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.

diplotene (plural diplotenes)

(biology) The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible