desynapsis
noun
de·synapsis
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Definition of desynapsis
: failure of synapsis due to separation of homologous chromosomes after initial pairing in meiosis — compare asynapsis
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Origin and Etymology of desynapsis
New Latin, from de- + synapsis
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