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chiasma (kīăz`mə): see crossing over crossing over, process in genetics by which the two chromosomes of a homologous pair exchange equal segments with each other. Crossing over occurs in the first division of meiosis . ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only a little has been done with word order (Kwong; Porter)--foregrounding and back-grounding, emphasis, elision, chiasm of sounds, audible parallelisms and transitions, verbal threads, and so on. The tumor's location between the carotid artery, optic chiasm, pituitary gland, and cavernous sinus made en bloc resection impossible. It is a chiasm, with the typical ABCDCBA structure. |
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