asynapsis

[ ey-si-nap-sis ]

noun

, Genetics.

, plural a·syn·ap·ses [ey-si-, nap, -seez].

1. failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

asynapsis

/ ˌeɪsɪnˈæpsɪs /

noun

1. biology failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of asynapsis¹

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