| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| bivalence | pertaining to associations of two homologous chromosomes |
| bivalent | pertaining to associations of two homologous chromosomes |
| polyploid | (of a cell or nucleus) Containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes |
| pairing | the lining up of the two homologous chromosomes or chromatids of each chromosome pair in meiosis or mitosis |
| heterozygous | having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci |
