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zygotene
zy·go·tene [ zgə tn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
stage in cell division: a stage of the first meiotic cell division in which homologous chromosomes are paired
[Early 20th century. < French zygotène< zygo- "zygo-" + -tène "ribbon" (< Latin taenia)]
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