zygotene en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- The intimate pairing of homologous chromosomes during the synaptic stage of meiosis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zygotenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
-zygous · zygotic · zygosity · zygosis · zygotically · zygose · zygotenic · zygospore · zygosphere · heterozygosis
Synonyms
Translations (2)
ca zigotè (pairing of chromosomes during meiosis) · fi tsygoteeni (pairing of chromosomes during meiosis)