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Bivalent

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Adjective

1. bivalent, divalent

having a valence of two or having two valences

2. bivalent, double

used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

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Bivalent

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adjective
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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adjective
1.  Chemistry
divalent
see also -valent
2.  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

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adj.
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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