zy·go·tene | \ ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn 
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\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
nounzy·go·tene | \ ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn \
\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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The first known use of zygotene was in 1911
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