synapsis
Americannoun
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Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
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Physiology. synapse.
noun
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cytology the association in pairs of homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis
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another word for synapse
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Etymology
Origin of synapsis
1645–55; < New Latin < Greek sýnapsis “junction,” equivalent to synap- (stem of synáptein “to make contact,” equivalent to syn- syn- + (h)áptein “to touch”) + -sis -sis
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This photocurrent mimics the responses transmitted by synapsis in the human brain, enabling the device to interpret and process biological information received from optical sensors.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024
The tight pairing of the homologous chromosomes is called synapsis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Figure 13.12 When one chromosome undergoes an inversion but the other does not, one chromosome must form an inverted loop to retain point-for-point interaction during synapsis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
They suggest genetic experiments that might shed light on the evolution of synapsis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Possibly his experience with the bounty hunter Phil Resch had altered some minute synapsis in him, had closed one neurological switch and opened another.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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