Definition of diakinesis Diakinesis

di•a•ki•ne•sis

We found 3 definitions of diakinesis from 3 different sources.

What does diakinesis mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: diakinesises

diakinesis - the final stage of the prophase of meiosis

phase, stage (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"

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Wiktionary

diakinesis (Noun)
The last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for anaphase.