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<p>The <b><i>pachytene</i></b> stage (<a href="page.php?w=Help%3AIPA%2FEnglish">/'pækIti:n/</a> <a href="page.php?w=Help%3APronunciation_respelling_key">''PAK-i-teen''</a>; from Greek words meaning "thick threads".), also known as pachynema, is the third stage of <a href="page.php?w=prophase_I">prophase I</a> during meiosis, the specialized cell division that reduces <a href="page.php?w=chromosome">chromosome</a> number by half to produce <a href="page.php?w=Haploidisation">haploid gametes</a>. It follows the <a href="page.php?w=zygotene">zygotene</a></p><p>
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