zygotene
English
Etymology
zyg- 'union, zygosis' (from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “junction, yoke”)) + -tene 'filament' (from ταινία (tainía, “band, fillet”))
Noun
zygotene (plural zygotenes)
- (biology) The intimate pairing of homologous chromosomes during the synaptic stage of meiosis
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