dictyate
/ˈdɪktɪeɪt/ /ˈdɪktɪət/Cell Biol.
adjective
Designating a late stage of meiotic prophase in the oocytes of mammals and certain other organisms, at which the nucleus has a reticular pattern of chromatin.
- Mammalian oocytes remain in the dictyate stage from the late fetal period until ovulation..
noun
The dictyate stage of meiosis; = dictyotene.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal. From ancient Greek δίκτυον net + -ate, after French dictyé reticular. With use as noun compare dictyotene.
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