chiasma
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chiasma
- \kjas.ma\
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Du grec ancien χίασμα, khíasma (relatif à la lettre Χ donnant l’idée de croisement).
noun chiasmas
- Forme abrégée de chiasma optique.
- Structure formée par la liaison en forme de croix entre 2 chromatides de 2 chromosomes homologues dupliqués durant la prophase de la première division de méiose.
Talk about this word "chiasma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/chiasma. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. chiasma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chiasma "chiasma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chiasma.Cite this
@misc{chiasma_2026,
title = {chiasma},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chiasma},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
