chi·as·ma·ty·py (k - z m -t p )n. Genetics The meiotic twisting between paired chromatids that produces chiasmata. |
chiasmatypy
the formation of chiasma, the basis for crossing over or the interchange of corresponding chromatid segments of homologous chromosomes with their linked genes. — chiasmatvpic, adj.
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