synaptonemal complex

synaptonemal complex
syn·ap·to·ne·mal complex sə-.nap-tə-.nē-məl- or syn·ap·ti·ne·mal complex same n a complex triparite protein structure that spans the region between synapsed chromosomes in meiotic prophase

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a ladderlike structure consisting of two lateral elements connected to a central element by tranverse filaments that joins together homologous chromosomes in synapsis; it is formed during the zygotene and disintegrates during the early diplotene.

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