Diplotene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  diplotene \diplotene\ n. (Cell biol.)
     the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, when the paired
     chromosomes being to separate. This stage follows the
     {pachytene}.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diplotene
       n : the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis