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zygotene

[ zahy-guh-teen, zig-uh- ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs.


zygotene

/ ˈzaɪɡəˌtiːn; ˈzɪɡ- /

noun

  1. the second stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes become associated in pairs (bivalents)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zygotene1

1925–30; < French zygotène; zygo-, -tene

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