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zygotene

American  
[zahy-guh-teen, zig-uh-] / ˈzaɪ gəˌtin, ˈzɪg ə- /

noun

Cell Biology.

  1. the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs.

zygotene British  
/ ˈzaɪɡəˌtiːn, ˈzɪɡ- /

noun

  1. the second stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes become associated in pairs (bivalents)

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Etymology

Origin of zygotene

1925–30; < French zygotène; see zygo-, -tene

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