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Answer for the clue "The third stage of the prophase of meiosis ", 9 letters:
pachytene

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) The third prophase of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the third stage of the prophase of meiosis

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
pachytene \pachytene\ n. (Biol.) The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been completed.