- chiasmatype
- chi·as·ma·type
English syllables. 2014.
chiasmatype
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chiasmatype — kīˈazməˌtīp adjective Etymology: back formation from chiasmatypy : or or relating to chiasmatypy … Useful english dictionary
chiasmatype theory — A Genetic theory postulating chiasmata are the result of crossing over; being formed at the right points at which the exchange between (non sister) chromatids took place … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
chiasmatype theory — noun : a theory in biology: genetic crossing over and chiasma formation are causally related compare chiasmatypy … Useful english dictionary
chiasmatypy — chiasmatype, adj., n. /kuy az meuh tuy pee/, n. Genetics. the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over. Cf. crossing over. [CHIASMA + TYPE + Y3] * * * … Universalium
chiasmatypy — ˌtīpē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chiasma (from New Latin chiasma) + typy; originally formed as French chiasmatypie : the spiral twisting of homologous chromosomes during zygoten … Useful english dictionary
