chiasmas
Points of genetic exchange
Chiasmas is the plural of chiasma, an X-shaped crossing point.
In genetics, a chiasma is where chromosomes exchange genetic material during cell division—a crucial source of variation.
In anatomy, the optic chiasma is where the optic nerves cross in the brain.
The alternative plural chiasmatic also appears.
Genre-blending work or transition
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- homologousHaving shared evolutionary origin
DNA · exchange · bivalent · tetrad · prophase · genetic · linkage · alleles
Of the eye
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- brainSeat of cognition
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
visual · pathway · fibers · neuroanatomy · bilateral · hemispheres · retinal · ganglion
crossover
Genre-blending work or transition
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
homologous · DNA · exchange · bivalent · tetrad · prophase · genetic · linkage · alleles · heredity
optic
Of the eye
hypothalamus · visual · pathway · fibers · neuroanatomy · bilateral · hemispheres · retinal · ganglion · tract
reversal
Complete change of direction
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- inversionReversal of position
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
syntax · Kennedy · mirror · repetition · symmetry · wordplay · contrast · rhetoric · literary · poetry