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Cryptic Insights into Meiotic Mechanisms
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Paired homologues treated as a single unit
  • 2. Cellular production line for reproductive cells
  • 4. Protein complex that rigidly holds sister chromatids in embrace
  • 5. Dramatic split where chromatids dash toward poles
  • 8. Chromosomes arrive and nuclei start to form anew
  • 9. Subtle distortion when chromosomes separate, water metaphor aside
  • 16. The intimate pairing ritual before chromosomal crossover
Down
  • 3. X-shaped site of genetic exchange under the microscope
  • 6. Genetic reshuffling event producing novel allele combinations
  • 7. Relating to one of several variations in a gene locus
  • 10. Microtubule strands orchestrating chromosome ballet
  • 11. Genetic swap meet that spices meiotic outcome
  • 12. Chromosomal portrait revealing ploidy and structural tales
  • 13. Number of homologous pairs lined up for the dance
  • 14. Final prophase flourish prepping chromosomes for the next scene
  • 15. Pairing partners in meiosis, alike yet distinct
  • 17. Second act in prophase I, synapsis makes its mark

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