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diakinesis

Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪəkʌɪˈniːsɪs/

Definition of diakinesis

noun (plural diakineses /-siːz/)

[mass noun] Biology

the fifth and last stage of the prophase of meiosis, following diplotene, when the separation of homologous chromosomes is complete and crossing over has occurred.