Definition: 'Diakinesis'
diakinesis
Type: TermPronunciation: dī′ă-ki-nē′sis
Definitions:
1. Final stage of prophase in meiosis I, in which the chiasmata present during the diplotene stage disappear, the chromosomes continue to shorten, and the nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear.
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