diplotene

Pronunciation:			'diplow`teen
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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
	See Also:		crossing over, crossover, phase, prophase, stage
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A substage of the prophase I stage of meiosis, a type of nuclear division, during which chiasmata (points where the arms of homologous chromosomes cross over each other, just before recombination occurs) can be seen.