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TAKE THE QUIZsynaptonemal complex
noun
syn·ap·to·ne·mal complex
sə-ˌnap-tə-ˈnē-məl-
variants
or less commonly synaptinemal complex
: a complex tripartite protein structure that spans the region between synapsed chromosomes in meiotic prophase
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