different between prophase vs pachytene

prophase

English

Etymology

pro- +? phase

Noun

prophase (plural prophases)

  1. The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes.
  2. The first stage of meiosis.

Translations

See also

  • prometaphase
  • metaphase
  • anaphase
  • telophase

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pachytene

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)

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

Synonyms

  • pachynema

Translations

References

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