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allosyndesis
noun
al·lo·syn·de·sis
Definition of allosyndesis
allosyndeses
\-əˌsēz\: pairing at meiosis of nonhomologous chromosomes from the diverse sets of an allopolyploid individual — compare autosyndesis
allosyndetic
adjectiveallosyndetically
\-ə̇k(ə)lē\ adverbIndulge Your Inner Word Nerd
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Origin and Etymology of allosyndesis
New Latin, from all- + syndesis
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