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Synapsis Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Synapsis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis

2

The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

See Also
chromosome synaptic synapse initial paternal association univalent synapto
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic process
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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