parasynapsis

[par-uh-si-nap-sis]

par·a·syn·ap·sis

[par-uh-si-nap-sis]
noun Biology.
the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.

Origin:
1905–10; para-1 + synapsis

par·a·syn·ap·tic, adjective
par·a·syn·ap·tist, noun
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Parasynapsis is always a great word to know.
So is life history. Does it mean:
a theory that evolution of a species is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species, not due to natural selection
the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death
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parasynapsis (ˌpærəsɪˈnæpsɪs)
 
n
another name for synapsis
 
parasyn'aptic
 
adj

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parasynapsis par·a·sy·nap·sis (pār'ə-sĭ-nāp'sĭs)
n.
Side-to-side union of homologous chromosomes in the process of reduction.

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