zygonema
See also: Zygonema
English
Etymology
zyg- 'union, zygosis' (from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “junction, yoke”)) + -nema (filament, thread) (from νῆμα (nêma, “thread”))
Noun
zygonema (uncountable)
- (biology) The zygotene stage of meiosis.
Translations
zygotene stage of meiosis — see zygotene