A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves
The cytologically visible consequence of a reciprocal recombination event in meiosis, observable in the later stage of meiotic prophase Chiasmata hold homologous chromosomes together prior to anaphase of the first meiotic division
A cross-shaped structure formed during crossing-over and visible during the diplonema stage of meiosis
A structure in the brain formed by the partial intersection or crossing of the optic nerve fibers on the underside of the hypothalamus. Also called optic chiasm
chiasma
Silbentrennung
chi·as·ma
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Etymologie
() Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek χίασμα, from χίαζειν (“to mark with the letter chi”).