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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of zygotene¹

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