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
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
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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