SINCE 1828
zygotene
noun
zy·go·tene
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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
noun
zy·go·tene
| \ ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn
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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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