| ADJECTIVE | all | univalent | used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis |
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| all | univalent, monovalent | having a valence of 1 |
| Meaning | Used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis. | |
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| Example | "a univalent chromosome" | |
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Attribute of | valence, valency | (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate |
| Opposite | bivalent, double | Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
| multivalent | Used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis | |
| Spanish | monovalente | |
| Meaning | Having a valence of 1. | |
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| Synonym | monovalent | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Attribute of | valence, valency | (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals |
| Opposite | polyvalent, multivalent | Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher |
| Spanish | monovalente, univalente | |
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