synaptonemal complex
noun
syn·ap·to·ne·mal complex
sə-ˌnap-tə-ˈnē-məl- 
variants
or less commonly synaptinemal complex
: a complex tripartite protein structure that spans the region between synapsed chromosomes in meiotic prophase
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Alfred Sturtevant's general understanding of the power of crossing over was not contingent upon knowing that in a physical sense this process occurs in the synaptonemal complex during prophase I of meoisis I).
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2013
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synaptonemal complex
noun
syn·ap·to·ne·mal complex
sə-ˌnap-tə-ˌnē-məl-
variants
or synaptinemal complex
same
: a complex tripartite protein structure that spans the region between synapsed chromosomes in meiotic prophase
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