chiasma
English
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Etymology
Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with the letter chi”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kaɪˈæzmə/
Noun
chiasma (plural chiasmas or chiasmata)
- (anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
- (genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
Derived terms
- optic chiasma
Translations
the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis
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