Term: crossing over: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
Candidate hypernym: organic process: a process occurring in living organisms → 1
Candidate hypernym: obligate anaerobe: an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus crotalaria: large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: alzheimer's disease: a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness → 0
Candidate hypernym: counterbombardment: bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons → 0
Candidate hypernym: heterograft: tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species → 0
Candidate hypernym: record player: machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically → 0
Candidate hypernym: psalmist: a composer of sacred songs → 0
Candidate hypernym: fitted sheet: a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress → 0
Candidate hypernym: carotenoid: any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: battle damage: loss of military equipment in battle → 0