(v. t.) To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.
(v. i.) To become separated; to part.
Example Sentences:
(1) Recombination between the two normal chromosomes or between the deletion chromosome and a normal chromosome increased the probability that these chromosomes would disjoin, although cosegregation of recombinants was observed.
(2) The correction and disjoining of chains may not be effective in all cells.
(3) The results are described within the framework of Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory with reference to electrostatic, van der Waals, and hydration components of disjoining pressure.
(4) Here we show that nonhomologous plasmids, having no detectable DNA sequence cross-hybridization, also tend to disjoin from each other at the first meiotic division.
(5) In many cases, nondisjunction arises from a reduction or elimination of crossing over, leading to the production of homologous univalents which fail to co-orient on the metaphase plate and to disjoin properly.
(6) The female meiotic mutant no distributive disjunction (symbol: nod) reduces the probability that a nonexchange chromosome will disjoin from either a nonexchange homolog or a nonhomolog; the mutant does not affect exchange or the disjunction of bivalents that have undergone exchange.
(7) In the great majority of patients resulting from an error of maternal meiosis there was clear evidence of recombination involving the non-disjoined chromosomes, suggesting that absence of recombination is not an important aetiological factor in non-disjunction of the X chromosome in female meiosis.
(8) The diplotene cells were defined on day 22 by the loss of a complete synaptonemal complex set and by the appearance of disjoined lateral elements and persistent segments of synaptonemal complexes.
(9) Primarily (on day 13 of gestation) the nucleolar components become rather disjoined.
(10) The recombination frequencies on chromosomes 21 that had undergone nondisjunction were then compared to those on chromosomes 21 that had disjoined normally.
(11) In seven of the simple trisomies, information was obtained from both the cytogenetic and molecular markers, making it possible to study recombination between the two non-disjoined chromosomes.
(12) In Drosophila males and females mutant for the ord gene, sister chromatids prematurely disjoin in meiosis.
(13) In strains containing one normal and any one deletion chromosome, the two chromosomes disjoined in most meioses.
(14) In strains containing one deletion chromosome and two normal chromosomes, the two normal chromosomes preferentially disjoined, but in 4-7% of the tetrads the normal chromosomes cosegregated, disjoining from the deletion chromosome.
(15) Homology on one arm was sufficient to direct chromosome disjunction, and two chromosomes could be directed to disjoin from a third.
(16) Recombination between the two normal chromosomes or between one normal chromosome and the deletion chromosome increased the probability that they would disjoin, although cosegregation of recombinants was observed.
(17) The genetic analysis of the exceptions reveals whether nondisjunction has occurred due to failure of the spindle fibres to disjoin chromosomes or attachment of the chromosomes.
(18) The pairs disjoin at anaphase and translocate to opposite poles and the interpolar distance increases.
(19) Recombination events were found in two families with regular trisomy, one occurring between chromosomes 21 that failed to disjoin at maternal meiosis I, the other prior to a paternal meiosis II nondisjunction.
(20) Using the thumb, forefinger and middle finger of the left hand, the skin flap containing the funiculus spermaticus is grasped and dectus deferens is palpated and disjoined.
Disunite
Definition:
(v. t.) To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.
(v. t.) To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
(v. i.) To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
Example Sentences:
(1) "You get no respect from white folk by being disunited," he wrote.
(2) In addition, the data confirm a classic observation: in comparison with intact families, disunited families are underprivileged in relation to living conditions, deficient in relation to psychosocial functioning, and propitious to behaviour problems and delinquent activity.
(3) We have had headlines in the papers, including those more friendly to us, talking of ‘Great Cabinet Shambles – open war between ministers’: ‘A major political mess and comment which has been no less damaging’ … There’s probably no paper which has been a more loyal supporter of this government than the Sunday Telegraph and it spoke last Sunday of a ‘National scandal - not since the chaos which preceded George Brown’s resignation from Harold Wilson’s cabinet has a British government looked so pitifully disunited.’ The affair has brought ‘ridicule on the government at home and abroad’.
(4) In the days when Britannia ruled the waves, the British political tradition was to keep Europe down by keeping it disunited.
(5) The mucus gel is formed by very large and structurally complex glycoproteins perfected by evolution to tease and disunite the scientists engaged in unravelling their secrets.
(6) Disunited parties are parties that the public worry about and I understand that, that’s why we are going to go forward as a united party.” The Labour leader added: “We are not going to look inwards as a party because, frankly, it would be unforgivable.
(7) The continued speculation and uncertainty is allowing our opponents to portray us as dispirited and disunited.
(8) But in his attempt to disunite Europe, I believe that Putin can very well instrumentalise the lack of political stability and economic prosperity ... they see the Balkans as a place where they can use their power to disrupt.” As Putin goes to Budapest for what has become a rare experience – being welcomed by a friendly EU government – the turbine engineer in Paks is aware of the contradiction, but is not bothered by it.
(9) Philip Hammond, the defence secretary, then used the same word to warn of the dangers of a disunited parliament.
(10) Sir Alec did not appear to be a candidate at all, but he emerged because he disunited the party less than any of the others.
(11) As long as such narrow thinking persists, the health and care system is doomed to remain disunited – and to fail.
(12) With the desperately polluted wastelands of industrial north Bohemia to hand and at heart, he challenged the dangerous – and further west, then politically unchallengeable – myth of eternal growth, reminding the west of the dangers of a Europe that continued to be divided, not now by the iron curtain, but between a closed camp jealously guarding its vulnerable prosperity and a group of poor, disunited and less stable countries outside the gates: "One half of a room cannot remain forever warm while the other half is cold."
(13) I predict that this judgement and the passage of the Bill through Parliament will exceed everything that we have seen to date on the issue and the United Kingdom will merely become even more "Disunited".
(14) In addition, it has been established that certain disunited family types represent a considerable risk factor.
(15) Whatever views people have, I think people appreciate that the way I run my party is on the basis of a unified party, not a disunited party, and a party that doesn't engage in all those practices of the past."
(16) By changing the orientation of hospital-based social work from "disabled family member as burden" to "family unit as an ongoing system," the authors have succeeded in helping dysfunctional, disunited families become functional family systems.
(17) Kezia Dugdale: Corbyn win could leave Labour 'carping on sidelines' Read more “The test for Scottish Labour will be in whether we can offer something sufficiently in tune with the thinking of ordinary Scots where they will see a difference in their lives and living standards.” Another old friend, Iain Macwhirter, a journalist, broadcaster and author of Disunited Kingdom about the referendum and the forthcoming Tsunami: Scotland’s Democratic Revolution about the SNP’s landslide in May, said: “Corbyn is the huge black swan that has swum into the constitutional debate.
(18) Arriving at the meeting, Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, reflected the tone of the day, saying: “We have more need than ever for a united union rather than a disunited kingdom.” But Ireland’s taoiseach, Enda Kenny, tried to help: he delivered Sturgeon’s message, that Scotland hoped to remain an EU member, to leaders on Tuesday, the first day of the summit.
(19) In October 2011, Fox said, he was made “acutely aware” by Mustafa Jalil, the chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council, of how disunited the militias had become.
(20) Miliband will say in a speech at London University: “There is a saying which goes: what does not kill you makes you stronger.” The remarks mark a shift from Miliband’s position last week when he rubbished the suggestion that he was facing dissent by declaring: “I don’t accept that this matter arises.” In a BBC interview Miliband acknowledged that he did face opposition when he warned that disunited parties were always punished by the electorate and said it would “unforgivable” for Labour to turn in on itself.