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synaptinemal complex
syn·ap·ti·ne·mal complex also syn·ap·to·ne·mal complex
noun A ribbonlike structure consisting of three protein components and extending across the region of synapsed chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis.
Origin: synapti(c) + Greek nēma, thread; see (s)nē- in Indo-European roots + -al1.
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