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)

1. (biology) The zygotene stage of meiosis.

Translations

zygotene stage of meiosis — see zygotene