noun
- plural of diakinesis; the final stage of prophase I in meiosis when chromosomes are fully condensed and homologous pairs begin to separate
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- The researcher observed multiple diakineses under the microscope during the meiosis study.
- Diakineses represent critical moments in cellular division when genetic material is properly organized.
- Students learned to identify diakineses as the chromosomes reached maximum condensation.
- The timing of diakineses varies among different species during reproductive cell formation.
- Laboratory analysis revealed abnormal diakineses in some of the cell samples.