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The correct spelling is pachytene. The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

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  1. 1.The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

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