Lexic.us

Definition of Bivalent

1. Adjective. Having a valence of two or having two valences.

2. Adjective. Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis.

Definition of Bivalent

1. a. Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.

Definition of Bivalent

1. Adjective. (chemistry) Having a valence of 2. ¹

2. Adjective. (genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bivalent

1. a pair of chromosomes [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bivalent

1. Used of two homologous chromosomes when they are in synapsis during meiosis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bivalent

bitzer biuncinate biundulant meningoencephalitis biunique biuniqueness biuniquenesses biuret biuret reaction biuret reagent biuret test

biurets bivalence bivalences bivalencies bivalency bivalent (current term) bivalent antibody bivalent chromosome bivalent gas gangrene antitoxin bivalently

bivalents bivalued bivalve bivalve speculum bivalved bivalves bivalvous bivalvular bivane bivanes

Literary usage of Bivalent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. ... The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1906)
"... the central spindle, asters, and centrosomes, and tu« contractile mantle-fibres attached to the rings (one of the latter dividing). • bivalent and ..."

2. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1910)
"SEPARATION OF THE bivalent FROM THE OTHER METALS OF THE AMMONIUM SULPHIDE GROUP. This separation is often designated as that of the ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1883)
"Metallic Compounds containing bivalent Hydrocarbon Radicals. Part III. By Professor SAKURAI, FCS By acting on ..."

4. A Study of Synapsis and Reduction by Ira Detrich Cardiff (1906)
"From the fact that in sections of close synaptic knots the threads still show their bivalent character, the identity of the individual threads probably is ..."

5. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"chromosomes at this stage is the fact that the bivalent ones can as a rule be readily distinguished from the univalents, and the loss of univalents can be ..."

6. The New Text-book of Chemistry: For Use in High Schools and Academies by Le Roy Clark Cooley (1881)
"THE bivalent NON-METALS. I. — OXYGEN. 71. Preparation. — Oxygen may be obtained by heating potassium chlorate. This is the best and usual method. ..."

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