Synapse vs. Synapsis

Synapsenoun

The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

Synapseverb

(intransitive) To form a synapse.

Synapseverb

(intransitive) To undergo synapsis.

Synapsenoun

the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle;

Synapsenoun

a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.

Synapse

In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell. Synapses are essential to the transmission of nervous impulses from one neuron to another.

Synapsisnoun

The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

Synapsisnoun

the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis

Synapsis

Synapsis (also called harsha) is the pairing of two chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. It allows matching-up of homologous pairs prior to their segregation, and possible chromosomal crossover between them.