the synaptic stage of the first prophase in meiosis, during which longitudinal pairing of homologous chromosomes occurs
Origin of zygotene
French zygotène from Classical Greek zygon, yoke + tainia, ribbon, tape: see taeniazygotene
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zygotene
noun
The stage in prophase of meiosis during which homologous chromosomes become paired.
Origin of zygotene
French zygotène zygo- pair ( from New Latin; see zygo- . ) -tène ribbon ( from Latin taenia ; see taenia . )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural zygotenes)
- (biology) The intimate pairing of homologous chromosomes during the synaptic stage of meiosis
Origin
zyg- 'union, zygosis' (from Ancient Greek (zygon) 'junction, yoke') + -tene 'filament' (from Ancient Greek (tainia) 'band, fillet')
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zygotene - Medical Definition
n.
The stage in prophase of meiosis during which homologous chromosomes become paired.
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