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Zygotene

Definition:

Zygotene refers to the substage of meiosis during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair up and align with each other.

Part of Speech:

Noun

Senses:

1. (Biology) The second substage of prophase I in meiosis, characterized by the pairing of homologous chromosomes.

2. (Genetics) The initial stage of meiotic prophase I, where synapsis occurs between homologous chromosomes.

Sample Sentences:

1. During zygotene, the chromosomes start pairing up in preparation for crossing over.

2. In zygotene, homologous chromosomes synapse and form structures called bivalents.

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