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asynapsis

American  
[ey-si-nap-sis] / ˌeɪ sɪˈnæp sɪs /

noun

Genetics.
asynapses plural

  1. failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

asynapsis British  
/ ˌeɪsɪnˈæpsɪs /

noun

  1. biology failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis

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Etymology

Origin of asynapsis

First recorded in 1925–30; a- 6 + synapsis

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