| ADJECTIVE | pert | bivalent, divalent | having a valence of two or having two valences |
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| all | bivalent, double | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
| Meaning | Having a valence of two or having two valences. | |
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| Synonym | divalent | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Nouns | valence | (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals |
| Meaning | Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis. | |
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| Synonym | double | |
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Attribute of | valence, valency | (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate |
| Opposite | multivalent | Used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis |
| univalent | Used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis | |