allosyndesis

noun

al·​lo·​syn·​de·​sis

plural allosyndeses

-əˌsēz

: pairing at meiosis of nonhomologous chromosomes from the diverse sets of an allopolyploid individual compare autosyndesis

allosyndetic

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)sin¦detik

adjective

allosyndetically

-ə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from all- + syndesis

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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