zygotene
noun
zy·go·tene
ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn 
: the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs
zygotene
adjective
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zygotene
noun
zy·go·tene
ˈzī-gə-ˌtēn
: the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs
zygotene
adjective
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