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adj. - Of or relating to a fusion and exchange of segments of chromatids occurring between members of a bivalent during diplotene

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  • Chiasmus. com is a site devoted to cataloging and discussing chiasmatic phrases:
  • Behind this is the anterior margin of the chiasmatic groove, running lateralward on either side to the upper margin of the optic foramen.
  • Behind the chiasmatic groove is an elevation, the tuberculum sellæ; and still more posteriorly, a deep depression, the sella turcica, the deepest part of which lodges...
  • The middle part of the fossa presents, in front, the chiasmatic groove and tuberculum sellæ; the chiasmatic groove ends on either side at the optic foramen, which...
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