Biology
- Diakinesis
Term: diakinesis Literally meaning: ?movement apart? Origin: Anc Greek???-/dia(=apart)???????/kinesis(=movement) Coined/Historyby Häcker (1897) DefinitionDiakinesis is one of the stages of prophase I in which the chromosomes are well separated from one...
- Leptotene
Term: leptotene Literally meaning: ?thick band? Origin: Anc Greek??????/leptos(=thin) > ????/lepo(=peel)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain) Coined/HistoryIn 1912 by The Belgian cytologist and gynecologist Hans von Winiwarter (1875-1949)...
- Pachytene
Term: pachytene Literally meaning: ?thick band? Origin: Anc Greek?????/pachys(=fat, dense) >??????/pactoo(=block, shut)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain) Coined/HistoryIn 1912 by The Belgian cytologist and gynecologist Hans...
- Metaphase
?? Term: metaphase Literally meaning: ?after appearance?Origin: Anc Greek?? ????/meta(=after, next to)?????/phasis(=stage) > ?????/phasko(=imperfect tense of verb ?????/phemi(=to appear, to show, to manifest, to aver)Coined/HistoryEduard Strasburger...
- Prophase
Eduard Adolf Strasburger(1844-1912)Term: prophase Literally meaning: ?before the appearance?Origin: Anc Greek???/pro(=prefix denoting before, first)?????/phasis(=stage) > ?????/phasko(=imperfect tense of verb ??????/phemi=appear, show,...
Biology
zygotene
Term: zygotene
Literally meaning: ?yoked bands?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/zygos(=yoke, doubled)
??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain)
Coined/History
by V Gregoire (1907)
Definition
Zygotene is one of the stages of prophase I in which the homologous chromosomes are associating side by side.
Term: diplotene
Literally meaning: ?double bands?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/diplos( =duplex) > ??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double)
??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain)
Coined/History
In 1912 by The Belgian cytologist and gynecologist Hans von Winiwarter (1875-1949) who had an interest in the nature of gender determination, reported from his studies of fetal ovaries that the human diploid chromosome number was probably 48.
Definition
Diplotene is one of the stages of prophase I in which each homologous chromosome pair have separated from one another except at chiasmata.
Term: diakinesis
Literally meaning: ?double bands?
Origin: Anc Greek
???-/dia(=apart)
???????/kinesis(=movement)
Coined/History
by Häcker (1897
Definition
Diakinesis is one of the stages of prophase I in which the chromosomes are well separated from one another. This stage is recognized by the highly condensed condition of the chromosomes, the homologous pair of which are held together by chiasmata.
- Diakinesis
Term: diakinesis Literally meaning: ?movement apart? Origin: Anc Greek???-/dia(=apart)???????/kinesis(=movement) Coined/Historyby Häcker (1897) DefinitionDiakinesis is one of the stages of prophase I in which the chromosomes are well separated from one...
- Leptotene
Term: leptotene Literally meaning: ?thick band? Origin: Anc Greek??????/leptos(=thin) > ????/lepo(=peel)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain) Coined/HistoryIn 1912 by The Belgian cytologist and gynecologist Hans von Winiwarter (1875-1949)...
- Pachytene
Term: pachytene Literally meaning: ?thick band? Origin: Anc Greek?????/pachys(=fat, dense) >??????/pactoo(=block, shut)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain) Coined/HistoryIn 1912 by The Belgian cytologist and gynecologist Hans...
- Metaphase
?? Term: metaphase Literally meaning: ?after appearance?Origin: Anc Greek?? ????/meta(=after, next to)?????/phasis(=stage) > ?????/phasko(=imperfect tense of verb ?????/phemi(=to appear, to show, to manifest, to aver)Coined/HistoryEduard Strasburger...
- Prophase
Eduard Adolf Strasburger(1844-1912)Term: prophase Literally meaning: ?before the appearance?Origin: Anc Greek???/pro(=prefix denoting before, first)?????/phasis(=stage) > ?????/phasko(=imperfect tense of verb ??????/phemi=appear, show,...