zygotene

noun zy·go·tene \ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn\

Definition of ZYGOTENE

: the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs

— zygotene adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1911

Medical Dictionary

noun zy·go·tene \ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn\

: the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs

—zygotene adjective

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