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asynapsis

[ ey-si-nap-sis ]
/ ˌeɪ sɪˈnæp sɪs /
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noun, plural a·syn·ap·ses [ey-si-nap-seez]. /ˌeɪ sɪˈnæp siz/. Genetics.

failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

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Origin of asynapsis

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

Words nearby asynapsis

asymmetry, asymptomatic, asymptote, asymptotic, asymptotic freedom, asynapsis, asynchronism, asynchronous, asynchronous transmission, asynclitism, asyndesis
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British Dictionary definitions for asynapsis

asynapsis
/ (ˌeɪsɪnˈæpsɪs) /

noun

biology failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
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