chiasma
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with the letter chi”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kaɪˈæzmə/
Noun
Derived terms
- optic chiasma
- prechiasmal
Translations
the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis
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