strepsitene

noun

strep·​si·​tene

ˈstrepsəˌtēn

plural -s

: late diplotene in which the successive loops between chiasmata give the appearance of threads twisted together

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary strepsi- + -tene; probably originally formed as French strepsitène

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