zygonema

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See also: Zygonema

English

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Etymology

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zyg- 'union, zygosis' (from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, junction, yoke)) + -nema (filament, thread) (from νῆμα (nêma, thread))

Noun

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zygonema (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The zygotene stage of meiosis.

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