antiasymmetric

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ asymmetric

Adjective[edit]

antiasymmetric (not comparable)

  1. That counters asymmetry
    • 2015 December 15, “Scaling Chromosomes for an Evolutionary Karyotype: A Chromosomal Tradeoff between Size and Number across Woody Species”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      We suggest the increasing m-CNs are more like a negative feedback mechanism, i.e., a selective pressure favoring asymmetry over symmetry to prevent the production of an over-asymmetric karyotype, that is, m-chromosomes exert an antiasymmetric effect on karyotype; this proposal complies well with the "scale symmetry" theory in biology [37, 38 ].