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The contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
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synizesis
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Synizesis \Syn`i*ze"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to sit together; sy`n with + ? to sit.] (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.
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Synizesis refers to a phenomenon sometimes observed in one of the subphases of meiosis . This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as a 'synizetic knot', and contrasted with the chromosome 'bouquet' more typically observed, is characterized by the localization ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context medicine English) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye. 2 A poetic figure of speech in which two consecutive vowel sounds in the same word are pronounced as a single phoneme so that certain words adhere to a particular poetic meter.
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n. the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [syn: synezesis ]