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bivalent
bivalent definition
bi·va·lent (-lənt)
adjective
- Chem. divalent
- Biol. double: said of a chromosome formed by two equivalent chromosomes that lie close together or appear to join completely during meiosis
noun
a double chromosome; dyad
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