syn·ap·sis (s -n p ss)n. pl. syn·ap·ses (-s  z) The side-by-side association of homologous paternal and maternal chromosomes during the first prophase of meiosis. [New Latin, from Greek sunapsis, point of contact; see synapse.] |
synapsis [sɪˈnæpsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Cytology the association in pairs of homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) another word for synapse
[from New Latin, from Greek sunapsis junction, from sunaptein to join together, from syn- + haptein to connect]
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| Noun | 1. |  synapsis - the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosisleptotene - the first stage of the prophase of meiosis biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
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