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bivalent definition

bi·va·lent (-lənt)

adjective

  1. Chem. divalent
  2. 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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