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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the third stage of the prophase of meiosis; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

pachytene \pachytene\ n. (Biol.)
   The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in
   which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been
   completed.
   [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pachytene
    n 1: the third stage of the prophase of meiosis