| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| asynapsis | a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis |
| asynapses | ASYNAPSIS, a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis |
| syndesis | the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis |
| syndeses | the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis |
| synaptic | the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis |
| zygotene | the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs |
| pairing | the lining up of the two homologous chromosomes or chromatids of each chromosome pair in meiosis or mitosis |
