Dictionary definition for: Multivalent
1. (a) used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis
2. (a) having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher
3. (s) having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory"
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