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chiasmatypy

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chi⋅as⋅ma⋅typ⋅y

  [kahy-az-muh-tahy-pee]
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–noun Genetics.
the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over.
Compare crossing over.

Origin:
chiasma + -type + -y 3

Related forms:
chi⋅as⋅ma⋅type, adjective, noun
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chi·as·ma·ty·py   (kī-āz'mə-tī'pē)   
n.   Genetics
The meiotic twisting between paired chromatids that produces chiasmata.

[chiasma + typ(e) + -y2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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