- synapsed
- v. form a synapse; undergo synapsis n. point at which nerve impulses are transmitted between two neurons or nerve-cells (Physiology)
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synaptonemal complex — noun Etymology: synaptic + o or i + Greek nēma thread more at nemat Date: 1958 a complex tripartite protein structure that spans the region between synapsed chromosomes in meiotic prophase called also syn.ap.ti.ne.mal complex … New Collegiate Dictionary
tetrad — noun Etymology: Greek tetrad , tetras, from tetra Date: 1653 a group or arrangement of four: as a. a group of four cells produced by the successive divisions of a mother cell < a tetrad of spores > b. a group of four synapsed chromatids that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
quadrivalent — I. adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1865 1. tetravalent 2. composed of four homologous chromosomes synapsed in meiotic prophase II. noun Date: 1923 a quadrivalent chromosomal group … New Collegiate Dictionary
synapse — I. noun Etymology: New Latin synapsis, from Greek, juncture, from synaptein to fasten together, from syn + haptein to fasten Date: 1899 the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another II. intransitive verb (synapsed;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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SYCP1 — Synaptonemal complex protein 1, also known as SYCP1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SYCP1 synaptonemal complex protein 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6847| accessdate = ] … Wikipedia
endomitosis — Chromosome replication without mitosis, leading to polyploidy. Many rounds of endomitosis give rise to the giant polytene chromosomes of Dipteran salivary glands, though in this case the daughter chromosomes remain synapsed … Dictionary of molecular biology
