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Univalent - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective univalent

is having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.

As a noun univalent

is any univalent chromosome.

univalent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.
  • (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
  • (Holomorphic and) injective.

    • Synonyms

    * (chemistry) monovalent * (complex analysis) schlicht, simple

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.

    • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.