SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX


Meaning of SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˌnap-tə-ˈnē-məl- ]

noun

Etymology: synapt ic + -o- or -i- + Greek nēma thread — more at nemat-

Date: 1958

: a complex tripartite protein structure that spans the region between synapsed chromosomes in meiotic prophase — called also syn·ap·ti·ne·mal complex sə-ˌnap-tə-ˈnē-məl-

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