diakinesis
noun
dia·ki·ne·sis
ˌdī-ə-kə-ˈnē-səs
-(ˌ)kī-
plural diakineses
ˌdī-ə-kə-ˈnē-ˌsēz
-(ˌ)kī-
: the final stage of the meiotic prophase marked by contraction of the bivalents
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