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Word: Zygotene
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈzʌɪɡə(ʊ)tiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the second stage of the prophase of meiosis, following leptotene, during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair.
Short Definition:second stage of prophase of meiosis
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