#synapsis the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
supertype: #organic_process__organicproces__biological_process a process occurring in living organisms
part of: #leptotene the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
part of: #prophase.phase_of_cell_division the first stage of meiosis
part of: #meiosis__miosis__reduction_division__reductiondivision (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
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