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Meaning of bivalent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bivalent

Pronunciation:/baɪˈveɪlənt/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any bivalent chromosome.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a valence of 2; having two ligands

  2. Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.

  3. (of a vaccine) Protecting against two different viruses.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bivalent

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