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achiasmy

achiasmy noun: the phenomenon where autosomal recombination is completely absent in one sex of a species.

Noun

achiasmy (uncountable)

  1. The phenomenon where autosomal recombination is completely absent in one sex of a species.

Questions about achiasmy

What does achiasmy mean?
Achiasmy means the phenomenon where autosomal recombination is completely absent in one sex of a species.
What part of speech is achiasmy?
Achiasmy is a noun.

Words near achiasmy in the dictionary

  1. achi
  2. achiasmate
  3. achiasmately
  4. achiasmatic
  5. achiasmatically
  6. achiasmy
  7. achier
  8. achiest
  9. Achiet-le-Grand
  10. achiev'd
  11. achievabilities

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