desynapsis

noun

de·​synapsis

¦dē+

: failure of synapsis due to separation of homologous chromosomes after initial pairing in meiosis compare asynapsis

desynaptic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from de- + synapsis

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