noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis wordnet
3. 3
   Alternative form of synapse. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

syndesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (sŭ́năpsĭs, “contact”).

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