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heterochiasmy

heterochiasmy noun: the differential recombination rates between the sexes of a species.

Noun

heterochiasmy (uncountable)

  1. The differential recombination rates between the sexes of a species

Origin of heterochiasmy

From hetero- + chiasm + -y.

Questions about heterochiasmy

What does heterochiasmy mean?
Heterochiasmy means the differential recombination rates between the sexes of a species.
What part of speech is heterochiasmy?
Heterochiasmy is a noun.

Words near heterochiasmy in the dictionary

  1. heterochains
  2. heterochaperone
  3. heterochaperones
  4. heterochelous
  5. heterochiasmic
  6. heterochiasmy
  7. heterochiral
  8. heterochiralities
  9. heterochirality
  10. heterochlamydeous
  11. heterochromatic

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