Synapsis Definition & Meaning

synapsis
noun
  1. the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis

"Synapsis" in song lyrics

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  • "turn on the neurons up the synapsis"
    AOL — AOL
  • "nicholas charles dickens synapsis"
    AOL — AOL
  • "what we keep synapsis"
    AOL — AOL

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