- Look up chiasm,
chiasma, chiasmata, or
chiasms in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Chiasm may
refer to:
Chiasm (musical project), an
electronic music...
- In genetics, a
chiasma (pl.: chiasmata) is the
point of contact, the
physical link,
between two (non-sister)
chromatids belonging to
homologous chromosomes...
- In neuroanatomy, the
optic chiasm, or
optic chiasma ( /ɒptɪk kaɪæzəm/; from Gr**** χίασμα 'crossing', from
Ancient Gr**** χιάζω 'to mark with an X'), is...
-
described the
phenomenon in 1909 and had
called it "chiasmatypie". The term
chiasma is linked, if not identical, to
chromosomal crossover.
Morgan immediately...
-
decussatio is used, e.g.
decussatio pyramidum. Similarly, the
anatomical term
chiasma is
named after the Gr****
uppercase 'Χ' (chi).
Whereas a
decussation refers...
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photoreceptor cells travel in the
following way: Retina→Optic nerve→Optic
chiasma (here the
nasal visual field of both eyes
cross over to the
opposite side)→Optic...
- (based on the
Latin notation for ten, 'deca,' as an
uppercase 'X') and
chiasmas (after the Gr****
uppercase letter 'Χ,' chi). A
decussation denotes a crossing...
- the two
original haploid nuclear types as well as
diploid fusion nuclei.
Chiasma formation is
common in meiosis,
where two
homologous chromosomes break...
- cell
axons and
glial cells; it
extends from the
optic disc to the
optic chiasma and
continues as the
optic tract to the
lateral geniculate nucleus, pretectal...
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exchange produces a
chiasma, a
region that is
shaped like an X,
where the two
chromosomes are
physically joined. At
least one
chiasma per
chromosome often...
