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