zygotene
Meanings
Plural: zygotenes
Noun
- the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
- The intimate pairing of homologous chromosomes during the synaptic stage of meiosis
Origin / Etymology
From French zygotène, corresponding to zygo- (“union, zygosis”, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “junction, yoke”)) + -tene (“filament”, from ταινία (tainía, “band, fillet”)), equivalent to zygote + -tene.
Coined by Victor Grégoire in 1907 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
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Words With Friends Score: 22
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