Definition of zygotene in English:
zygotene
noun ˈzʌɪɡə(ʊ)tiːnˈzīɡəˌtēn
mass nounBiology The second stage of the prophase of meiosis, following leptotene, during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair.
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, the space between individual chromosomes is less in zygotene than in pachytene.
- The bouquet forms at late leptotene and early zygotene and is coincident with chromosome pairing.
- Meiotic prophase can be further divided into leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, and diakinesis stages defined by the state of chromosome pairing and condensation.
- Early meiotic stages, leptotene or zygotene, were observed.
- That association presumably assists in pairing and is later lost during leptotene and replaced with a loose bouquet formation in zygotene.