zygotene

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
zygotene
    n 1: the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
zygotene \zy*go*tene"\, n.
   1. the second stage of the prophase of meiosis.
      [WordNet 1.5]
    

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