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synapsis

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synapsis /syn·ap·sis/ (sĭ-nap´sis) the point-for-point pairing off of homologous chromosomes from male and female pronuclei during prophase of meiosis.
syn·ap·sis (s-npss)
n. pl. syn·ap·ses (-sz)
The side-by-side association of homologous paternal and maternal chromosomes during early meiotic prophase.
synapsis
[sinap′sis] pl. synapses,
the pairing of homologous chromosomes during early meiotic prophase in gametogenesis to form double or bivalent chromosomes.
synapsis [sĭ-nap´sis]
the pairing off and union of homologous chromosomes from male and female pronuclei at the start of meiosis.
synapsis
the pairing off and union of homologous chromosomes from male and female pronuclei at the start of meiosis.
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