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Prophase vs Dictyate - What's the difference?

prophase | dictyate |

As nouns the difference between prophase and dictyate

is that prophase is the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes while dictyate is (biology) a resting stage in the development of oocytes, during the meiotic prophase.

prophase

English

Noun

(wikipedia prophase) (prophases)
  • the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes
  • the first stage of meiosis

    • See also

    *prometaphase *metaphase *anaphase *telophase

    dictyate

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dictyate) (en noun)
  • (biology) A resting stage in the development of oocytes, during the meiotic prophase