Asynapsis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Asynapsis is a noun meaning (biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis.
Meaning
(biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- asynapses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include desynapsis, ameiosis, syndesis, acrosyndesis, apomeiosis, nondisjunction.
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