asynapsis

 [ey-si-nap-sis]  

a·syn·ap·sis

   [ey-si-nap-sis]
noun, plural a·syn·ap·ses  [-seez] . Genetics.
failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
Origin:
1925–30; a-6 + synapsis
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asynapsis (ˌeɪsɪnˈæpsɪs)
 
—n
biology failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis

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