Synapsis is the formation of a structure termed a bivalent (a pairing of homologous chromosomes) during meiotic division. The chromotids of each of the homologous chromosomes align, essentially gene for gene to form a synaptonemal complex that allows...

In E.Benveniste’s terminology, a semantic unit in French consisting of several lexemes that are syntactically related to one another, in which the determined element precedes the determining element and every lexeme retains its original separate...

Synapsis (also called syndesis) is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis.[1] Synapsis takes place during prophase I. When homologous chromosomes synapse, they come closer together until they are connected by a protein...