asynaptic
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asynaptic — adj. [Gr. a, without; synapsis, union] Pertaining to the complete failure or incomplete pairing of chromosomes during the first meiotic division. asynapsis n … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
asynapsis — ˌā+ noun (plural asynapses) Etymology: New Latin, from a (II) + synapsis : failure of synapsis or pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis compare desynapsis, synapsis • … Useful english dictionary
