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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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294Maggenti and Gardnerdiplokaryon n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; karyon, nut] The nucleus<strong>of</strong> the zygote containing two diploid genomes. see amphikaryon.diplonema a. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; nema, thread] Whenchromosome tetrads begin separation, resulting in chiasmataat the points <strong>of</strong> cross over; sometimes used to denotediplotene stage.diploneural a. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; neuron, nerve] Having adouble nerve supply.diplont n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; on, being] An organism withdiploid somatic cells and haploid gametes. see haplont.diplophase n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; phasis, state] Diploidphase in the life cycle <strong>of</strong> an animal (fertilization to meiosis);diplotene stage in the prophase <strong>of</strong> meiosis; zygophase.see haplophase.Diplopoda, diplopod n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; pous, foot] Aclass <strong>of</strong> arthropods, commonly called millipedes, having thebody somites fused into diplosegments, each with two pairs<strong>of</strong> legs.diplosegment n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; L. segmentum, piece](ARTHRO: Diplopoda) Fusion <strong>of</strong> two body segments resultingin a segment with two pairs <strong>of</strong> legs each; a diplosomite.diplosome n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; soma, body] A doublecentrosome; paired centrioles.diplosomite n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; soma, body] (ARTHRO:Diplopoda) A diplosegment. see prozonite, metazonite.diplostenoecious a. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; stenos, narrow;oikos, house] Pertains to the phenomena <strong>of</strong> certain speciesoccurring in two contrasting habitats.diplostichous a. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; stichos, line] 1. Arrangedin two rows or series. 2. (NEMATA: Adenophorea) InMermithida, the stichosome.diplostomulum n. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; L. dim. stoma,mouth] (PLATY: Trematoda) Strigeoid metacercaria in thefamily Diplostomatidae.diplotene a. [Gr. diploos, tw<strong>of</strong>old; tainia, ribbon] The fourthstage <strong>of</strong> meiotic prophase one when paired chromatids be-

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