dictyotene /dic·tyo·tene/ (dik´te-o-tēn″) the protracted stage resembling suspended prophase in which the primary oocyte persists from late fetal life until discharged from the ovary at or after puberty.
dic·ty·o·tene (d k t - -tn )n. The stage of meiosis at which the primary oocyte is arrested in the female fetus during the period from late fetal life through birth and childhood until ovulation occurs. |
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