Definition of Bivalents

1. bivalent [n] - See also: bivalent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bivalents

biuniquenesses
biuret
biuret reaction
biuret reagent
biuret test
biurets
bivalence
bivalences
bivalencies
bivalency
bivalent
bivalent antibody
bivalent chromosome
bivalent gas gangrene antitoxin
bivalently
bivalents (current term)
bivalued
bivalve
bivalve speculum
bivalved
bivalves
bivalvous
bivalvular
bivane
bivanes
bivariant
bivariate
bivariates
bivatuzumab
bivaulted

Literary usage of Bivalents

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

1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"42, 43 and 44 are polar views of the twelve bivalents and the single univalent ... In Sympetrum there is usually an outer ring of seven bivalents and the ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"With excess 5BL the majority of bivalents are rod bivalents, and interlocking of ... After colchicine treatment there are fewer bivalents per cell, ..."

3. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"Each radiating loop, therefore, does not represent the bivalents as seen in figs. ... The bivalents of the aggregation continue to crowd together until only ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1897)
"In this case the mean is I'OO, nearly the same as with the bivalents and trivalents, but the numbers are not so regular. We have observations on one pentad, ..."

5. Studies in Spermatogenesis by Nettie Maria Stevens (1906)
"In favorable sections it may also be found in the plate among the other bivalents (fig. 147). Figure 145 is a prophase showing the bivalent chromosomes ..."

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