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Bivalent
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Bivalent
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1. chemistry another word for divalent
2.
(of homologous chromosomes) associated together in pairs
noun
3.
a structure formed during meiosis consisting of two homologous chromosomes associated together
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Bivalent
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1. Chemistry
divalent
see also -valent2. Biology
double
said of a chromosome formed by two equivalent chromosomes that lie close together
or appear to join completely during meiosis noun
3.
a double chromosome; dyad
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Bivalent
see synonyms of bivalentadj.
1. Genetics Relating to or being a pair of homologous, side-by-side chromosomes, especially during meiosis; double.
2. Chemistry & Immunology Divalent.
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