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Meaning of "chiasma"

chiasma (noun) - a biological term referring to the intersection or crossing of two different pathways, such as nerves or genetic material
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  • A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
  • The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.

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This partial decussation is called the chiasma.
The distribution pattern of chiasma frequency was also aberrant.
Optic nerve and optic chiasma.
Patterns of chiasma distribution within bivalents were also modified.
It is right on top of the optic chiasma.
Variable cultivar effects on chiasma frequency in hybrids were observed.
It was concluded that most synaptonemal complexes resulted in chiasma formation.
He discovered the optic chiasma by anatomical studies of the brain.
The average two arms do not differ in chiasma frequency.
The formation of the chiasma requires the recognition of homologous sequences.
It is on the optic chiasma.
A single chiasma per individual bivalent is clearly visible in the male sex.
Agnya of optic chiasma.
This chiasma loss happens before nucleolar loss and nuclear membrane system breakdown.
The latter effect could not be explained by the increased chiasma frequency.

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In the other trisomics the chiasma frequencies did not differ from the diploid sibs.
The presence of inversions within a population has a notable effect on chiasma frequency and position.
The optic chiasma is the part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross.
Each bivalent contains a minimum of one chiasma and rarely more than three.
Chiasma frequency analyses indicated that the female parent influenced the recombination value of the hybrids.
Individuals carrying heterozygous bivalents of the polymorphic chromosomes have fewer chiasma than homozygous individuals.
Estimates of chiasma frequency and position for Blattella germanica are presented.
The difference is attributed to a generally lower chiasma frequency in Rescue than in Cadet.
In the tetraploids, chiasma frequency and multivalent frequency were negatively correlated.
C-bands have a clear effect on chiasma distribution.
Chiasma is dedicated to developing therapies for serious, rare, chronic illnesses.
Der Faservelauf durch das Chiasma und die intrakraniellen Sehnerven.
Furthermore, the frequency of chromosome breakages correlated positively with chiasma frequency.
The chiasma distribution in the hybrid is most similar to that of the A. cepa parent.
This non-random distribution suggests chiasma interference.
Positive chiasma interference was demonstrated between the interstitial and exchanged segment in 1RS.
The contact between two chromatids that will soon undergo crossing-over is known as a chiasma.
A significant maternal age effect on chiasma frequency in the F1 generation is reported.
Y, i } to right jugular vein to optic chiasma.
Key words, translocation, chiasma frequency, interchromosomal effect.
Meiosis I had a low frequency of abnormalities, mainly related to the chiasma terminalization process.
Key words, desynaptic, chiasma maintenance, synaptonemal complex.
Chiasma frequency = 2 x recombination frequency.
Secale cereale, translocations, chiasma frequency, centromere orientation.
Mean chiasma frequency of the tetraploids showed a 75 % increase over that in the diploids.
Acrotylus, supernumerary segment, chiasma distribution.
The term chiasma is linked, if not identical, to chromosomal crossover.
The h-M4 chromosomes themselves, however, raise chiasma frequency in an additive manner.
Key words, chiasma distribution, grasshopper, heterosynapsis, supernumerary segment, synaptonemal complex.
Key words, meiotic configurations, chiasma frequencies, in situ hybridization, cotton.
Key words, rye, unreduced gametes, polyploidy, genetic control, chiasma frequency.
Triticum aestivum, Agropyron cristatum, chiasma frequency, intergeneric hybrid, amphiploid.
Key words, wheat, chromosome pairing, chiasma frequencies.
Key words, maize, chiasma frequency, male sterile cytoplasm, univalent formation, genotype × cytoplasm interaction.
Key words, chromatid core, meiotic chromosome organization, chiasma formation, insect cytogenetics.

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