asynapsis

[ ey-si-nap-sis ]
/ ˌeɪ sɪˈnæp sɪs /

noun, plural a·syn·ap·ses [ey-si-nap-seez] /ˌeɪ sɪˈnæp siz/. Genetics.

failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

Origin of asynapsis

First recorded in 1925–30; a-6 + synapsis

Words nearby asynapsis

asymmetry, asymptomatic, asymptote, asymptotic, asymptotic freedom, asynapsis, asynchronism, asynchronous, asynchronous transmission, asynclitism, asyndesis

British Dictionary definitions for asynapsis

asynapsis
/ (ˌeɪsɪnˈæpsɪs) /

noun

biology failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis