parasynapsis
/ˌparəsɪˈnapsɪs/Cell Biol. Now rare or disused
noun
Side-by-side pairing of chromosomes at meiosis.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856–1939). From para- + synapsis.
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