Which stage of meiosis can last for months or years in the oocytes of some vertebrates?
Leptotene
Pachytene
Diplotene
Diakinesis
the stage of prophase I called diplotene is recognized by the dissolution of the synaptonemal complex. The text explicitly states: 'In oocytes of some vertebrates, diplotene can last for months or years' .
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