univalent

Adjective
  1. Used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis (synset 301550760)
    "a univalent chromosome"
    tells us about: valence, valency - (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
  2. Having a valence of 1 (synset 301550389)
    tells us about: valence, valency - (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    same as: monovalent

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