transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbaɪˌveɪlənt ]
adj. & n. --adj. 1 Chem. having a valency of two. 2 Biol. (of homologous chromosomes) associated in pairs. --n. Biol. any pair of homologous chromosomes. øøbivalency n. [BI- + valent- pres. part. stem formed as VALENCE(1)]