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Search Results for: homologue

Homologue

Homologue: A chromosome that is similar in physical attributes and genetic information to another chromosome with which it... Read More

Bivalent

Bivalent Definition What is bivalent? In genetics, bivalent is used in describing homologous chromosomes (referred to as... Read More

Recombination DNA repair

Recombination DNA Repair Definition Recombination DNA repair is a biological reparative process in response to DNA damage... Read More

Baculum

Definition noun, plural: baculums or bacula A bone located in the glans penis or glans clitoridis of certain mammals,... Read More

Homologous chromosome

A homologous chromosome pertains to one of a pair of chromosomes with the same gene sequence, loci, chromosomal length, and... Read More

Meiosis I

Definition The first of the two consecutive divisions of the nucleus of eukaryotic cell during meiosis, and composed of the... Read More