Usually means: Separation of chromosomes during meiosis.
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▸ noun:  The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase

Similar:
diplotene, asynapsis, disjunction, zygotene, segregation, acrosyndesis, anaphase, syndesis, allosyndesis, metaphase, more...

Opposite:
synapsis, pairing, recombination

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Similar:
diplotene, asynapsis, disjunction, zygotene, segregation, acrosyndesis, anaphase, syndesis, allosyndesis, metaphase, more...

Opposite:
synapsis, pairing, recombination



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