synapsis

synapsis Definition

syn·ap·sis (si nap′sis)

noun pl. -·ses′-sēz′

Genetics the association side by side of homologous maternal and paternal paired chromosomes in the early stages of meiosis
Physiol. synapse

Etymology: ModL < Gr, junction, connection < syn-, together + apsis, a joining < haptein, to join

synapsis Related Forms

syn·ap′·tic (-tik) adjective

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