🔄 Reversed phrases 🧬 Crossing points

chiasmi

9.9

Places where two parts cross, for example nerves or chromosomes

noun
/kaɪˈæzmaɪ/

Specialized

: quiasmas

Researchers studied the formation of chiasmi to better understand genetic recombination.

Examples

The scientist observed several chiasmi during the process of meiosis in the cell sample.
In the human brain, chiasmi are crucial for visual processing.
In anatomy, chiasmi can refer to places where nerves or tendons cross each other.
The scientist observed several chiasmi during the genetic study.
The scientist observed several chiasmi during the process of meiosis in the cell sample.
In anatomy, chiasmi can refer to places where nerves or tendons cross each other.
Researchers studied the formation of chiasmi to better understand genetic recombination.

Surface Forms

chiasmi plural

Etymology

Chiasmi comes from chiasma, a Greek word that means 'crossing' and is like the letter X where lines meet. In biology and anatomy, a chiasma is a place where two parts cross, so chiasmi are those crossing points.