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"Pachytene" Definition

noun

The third stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the homologous chromosomes become short and thick and divide into four distinct chromatids.
The stage of meiotic prophase that immediately follows the zygotene and that is characterized by paired chromosomes thickened and visibly divided into chromatids and by the occurrence of crossing-over.

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