Meaning Of The Word Zygotene

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zygotene in American English
the synaptic stage of the first prophase in meiosis, during which longitudinal pairing of homologous chromosomes occurs
noun: the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs

zygotene in British English
noun: the second stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes become associated in pairs (bivalents)

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