bivalent
Americanadjective
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Chemistry.
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having a valence of two.
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having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
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Genetics. pertaining to associations of two homologous chromosomes.
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adjective
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chem another word for divalent
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(of homologous chromosomes) associated together in pairs
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They found that the monovalent vaccine increased their ability to produce mucosal antibodies against most of the tested variants, whereas the bivalent vaccine didn't provide a significant boost.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024
Among those who had received the recently released bivalent booster vaccine, it was zero.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Uptake in Texas is already low, with fewer than 4% of residents getting the bivalent booster that rolled out last year.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2023
The new-and-improved vaccine will replace the former bivalent mRNA vaccine, approved last year but is now no longer authorized.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023
In figure 192 are shown several of the bivalent chromosomes, including the unsymmetrical pair, from nuclear prophases of the first division, all from the same cyst.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria
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