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Zygotene

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syzygynoun(astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.
desynapsisnounThe separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
diplotenenoun(biology) The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
acrosyndesisnoun(genetics) The pairing of homologous telomeres during meiosis
zygosisnoun(biology) The union of gametes to form a zygote; conjugation.
synizesisnoun(prosody, phonetics, poetry) The fusion of two syllables into one without the formation of a recognized diphthong, especially to fit a certain poetic meter.
premeiosisnoun(cytology) Synonym of mitotis.
gametogonynoun(biology) The stage in the life cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed
syndesisnoun(orthopedics, surgery) Synonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
gametocytogenesisnounThe cytogenesis of gametes
allosyndesisnoun(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
homozygosisnounzygosis involving gametes that share at lease one common allele
dictyatenoun(biology) A resting stage in the development of oocytes, during the meiotic prophase
prometaphasenoun(biology) The stage between prophase and metaphase in mitosis
ameiosisnoun(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis
disjunctionnoun(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
chiasmanoun(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
metaphasenoun(biology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.
gamogonynounSynonym of gametogony.
karyogamynoun(biology) The fusion of two nuclei within a cell, especially as the second stage of syngamy.

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