Cell Function
chromosome pairing
chro·mo·some pair·ing
Subclass of:
Prophase
Definitions related to chromosome pairing:
  • The alignment of CHROMOSOMES at homologous sequences.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (homologous chromosome pairing at meiosis) The meiotic cell cycle process where side by side pairing and physical juxtaposition of homologous chromosomes is created during meiotic prophase. Homologous chromosome pairing begins when the chromosome arms begin to pair from the clustered telomeres and ends when synaptonemal complex or linear element assembly is complete.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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