Bivalent
chemistry.
having a valence of two.
having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
genetics. pertaining to -ssociations of two h-m-logous chromosomes.
genetics. a pair of bivalent chromosomes, especially when pairing during meiosis.
historical examples
chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 2 of 4: e-m) various
the organism as a whole jacques loeb
studies in spermatogenesis nettie maria stevens
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 7, slice 8 various
the organism as a whole jacques loeb
studies in spermatogenesis nettie maria stevens
studies in spermatogenesis (part 1 of 2) nettie maria stevens
studies in spermatogenesis (part 1 of 2) nettie maria stevens
a brief account of radio-activity francis preston venable
adjective
(chem) another word for divalent
(of h-m-logous chromosomes) -ssociated together in pairs
noun
a structure formed during meiosis consisting of two h-m-logous chromosomes -ssociated together
adj.
n.
a pair of h-m-logous, synapsed chromosomes -ssociated together during meiosis.bi·va’lence or bi·va’len·cy n.
bivalent
(bī-vā’lənt)
chemistry having a valence of 2.
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