synapsis

As nouns the difference between centromere and synapsis

is that centromere is centromere while synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

As a noun synapsis is

the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

As nouns the difference between synapsis and synapses

is that synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis while synapses is .

As a verb synapses is

(synapse).

As nouns the difference between synapsis and synapsins

is that synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis while synapsins is .

As nouns the difference between synapsis and synapsid

is that synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis while synapsid is any animal (including all mammals) of the class Synapsida.

As an adjective synapsid is

pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.

As nouns the difference between synapsids and synapsis

is that synapsids is plural of synapsid while synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

As nouns the difference between synapsin and synapsis

is that synapsin is (biochemistry) any of a family of proteins implicated in the regulation of neurotransmitter release at synapses while synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

As nouns the difference between synopsis and synapsis

is that synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work while synapsis is the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.