🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

diacinesi

Pronunciation / Transliteration: diatʃiˈnezi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Diakinesis/ˌdaɪ.əˈkɪn.ɪ.sɪs/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La diacinesi precede la metafase meiotica."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The final stage of the prophase of meiosis, in which the chiasmata move toward the ends of the chromosomes as they condense further.

    "During diakinesis, the nucleolus disappears and the nuclear envelope begins to break down."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin, combining the Greek prefix 'dia-' meaning through or across with 'kinesis' meaning motion or movement. It was coined in the late 19th century by cytologists to describe the final stage of prophase I in meiosis where chromosomes move apart.

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