asynapsis
noun
asyn·ap·sis
ˌā-sə-ˈnap-səs 
plural asynapses
ˌā-sə-ˈnap-ˌsēz
: failure of pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis
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asynapsis
noun
asyn·ap·sis
ˌā-sə-ˈnap-səs
plural asynapses
-ˌsēz
: failure of pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis
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