zygotene /zy·go·tene/ (zi´go-tēn) the synaptic stage of the first meiotic prophase in which the two leptotene chromosomes undergo pairing by the formation of synaptonemal complexes to form a bivalent structure.
zygotene
zygotene [zi´go-tēn]
zy·go·tene (z  g -t n )n. The stage of meiotic prophase during which the precise point-for-point pairing of the homologous chromosomes begins. Also called zygonema. |
zygotene
[zī′gətēn]
Etymology: Gk, zygon + tainia, band
the second stage in the first meiotic prophase of gametogenesis, in which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs. See also diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene.
zygotene [zi´go-tēn]
the synaptic stage of the first meiotic prophase in which the two leptotene chromosomes undergo pairing by the formation of synaptonemal complexes to form a bivalent.
zygotene
the synaptic stage of the first meiotic prophase in which the two leptotene chromosomes undergo pairing by the formation of synaptonemal complexes to form a bivalent.
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