bivalent
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1bi·va·lent

adjective \(ˌ)bī-ˈvā-lənt, ˈbī-və-\

Definition of BIVALENT

2
: associated in pairs in synapsis

First Known Use of BIVALENT

1869

Rhymes with BIVALENT

2bivalent

noun

Definition of BIVALENT

: a pair of synaptic chromosomes

First Known Use of BIVALENT

circa 1934

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