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allosyndesis

allosyndesis noun: the meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual.

Noun

allosyndesis (plural allosyndeses)

  1. The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual

Forms of allosyndesis

pluralallosyndeses

Questions about allosyndesis

What does allosyndesis mean?
Allosyndesis means the meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual.
What part of speech is allosyndesis?
Allosyndesis is a noun.
What is the plural of allosyndesis?
The plural of allosyndesis is allosyndeses.

Words near allosyndesis in the dictionary

  1. allosucking
  2. allosuckling
  3. allosucklings
  4. allosucks
  5. allosuppressive
  6. allosyndesis
  7. allosyndetic
  8. allot
  9. allot upon
  10. allotagm
  11. allotagms

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