Dictionary
u•ni•va•lent
Pronunciation: (yOO"nu-vā'lunt, yOO-niv'u-), [key]—
adj.
1. Chem.having a valence of one; monovalent.
2. Genetics.(of a chromosome) single; unpaired; not possessing or joining its homologous chromosome in synapsis.
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