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Meiotic Prophase I MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Meiotic Prophase I
Tree Number(s)
G04.144.220.220.687.444
G05.113.220.687.500
Unique ID
D049469
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049469
Scope Note
The prophase of the first division of MEIOSIS (in which homologous CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION occurs). It is divided into five stages: leptonema, zygonema, PACHYNEMA, diplonema, and diakinesis.
Entry Term(s)
Diakinesis
Diplonema
Diplotene Stage
Leptotene Stage
Meiotic Prophase 1
Prophase 1
Prophase I
Zygonema
Zygotene Stage
Previous Indexing
Meiosis (1968-2004)
Prophase (1978-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005
History Note
2005
Date Established
2005/01/01
Date of Entry
2004/07/07
Revision Date
2016/06/17
Meiotic Prophase I Preferred
Leptotene Stage Narrower
Zygotene Stage Narrower
Diplotene Stage Narrower
Diakinesis Narrower
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