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Definition of: synapsis
(si·nap′sis) noun
1. Biol. The conjugation of maternal and paternal chromosomes preceding maturation, or the reduction division in the nucleus; syndesis.
2. A synapse. [<NL. See SYNAPSE.]
—syn·ap′tic adjective
—syn·ap′ti·cal·ly adverb
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