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zygotene definition

zygo·tene (zī′gə tēn′, zig′ə-)

noun

the synaptic stage of the first prophase in meiosis, during which longitudinal pairing of homologous chromosomes occurs

Etymology: Fr zygotène < Gr zygon, yoke + tainia, ribbon, tape: see taenia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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