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Adjective: bivalent  bI'veylunt
  1. Having a valence of two or having two valences
    - divalent
     
  2. Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
    - double

See also: valence, valency

Antonym: multivalent, univalent

Encyclopedia: Bivalent

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