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asynapsis

noun

Etymology

From a- + synapsis.

  1. derived from σῠ́νᾰψῐς
  2. prefixed as asynapsis — “a + synapsis”

Definitions

  1. The failure of synapsis during meiosis.

    • 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.

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