zygotene in English
noun
1
the second stage of the prophase of meiosis, following leptotene, during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair.
Meiotic prophase can be further divided into leptotene, zygotene , pachytene, diplotene, and diakinesis stages defined by the state of chromosome pairing and condensation.
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