univalent


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
univalent
adjective
  • 1 /juːˈnɪvəl(ə)nt/ Biology (of a chromosome) remaining unpaired during meiosis.
  • 2 /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪl(ə)nt/ Chemistry another term for monovalent.
noun /juːˈnɪvəl(ə)nt/ Biology a univalent chromosome.
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