Etymology

synapsis

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Today it means: The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῠ́νᾰψῐς“contact”
  2. English todaysynapsis

From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (sŭ́năpsĭs, “contact”).

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