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Word: Bivalent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from bi-‘two’ + Latin valent- ‘being strong’ (from the verb valere)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bʌɪˈveɪlənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of homologous chromosomes) associated in pairs.
Short Definition:(of homologous chromosomes) associated in pairs
Word: Bivalent
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bʌɪˈveɪlənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a pair of homologous chromosomes.
Short Definition:pair of homologous chromosomes
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