pachytene

In biology terms the difference between pachytene and diplotene

is that pachytene is the third prophase of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids while diplotene is the fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible.

As nouns the difference between chromatid and pachytene

is that chromatid is either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis while pachytene is the third prophase of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

As nouns the difference between chromosome and pachytene

is that chromosome is (biology|cytology) a structure in the cell nucleus that contains dna, histone protein, and other structural proteins while pachytene is (biology) the third prophase of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

As nouns the difference between meiosis and pachytene

is that meiosis is (countable|rhetoric) a figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is while pachytene is (biology) the third prophase of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

As nouns the difference between prophase and pachytene

is that prophase is the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes while pachytene is the third prophase of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.