Asynapsis
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The failure of synapsis during meiosis. uncountable, usually
"For example in the AB chromosome (Fig. 6a, b), homologous sections near the centromere were often situated nearby each other, due to asynapsis, and thus the area near the centromere appeared as a thickening."
Example
More examples"For example in the AB chromosome (Fig. 6a, b), homologous sections near the centromere were often situated nearby each other, due to asynapsis, and thus the area near the centromere appeared as a thickening."
Etymology
From a- + synapsis.
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