ASYNAPSIS


Meaning of ASYNAPSIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ā -s ə - ' nap-s ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ap · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin 2 a- + synapsis

Date: 1930

: failure of pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis

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