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ZYGOTENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second stage of the prophase of meiosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("zygotene" is a kind of...):
phase; stage (any distinct time period in a sequence of events)
Holonyms ("zygotene" is a part of...):
prophase (the first stage of meiosis)