ScienceSeptember 2, 2026

asynchrony

ay-SING-kruh-nee

Definition

The state of being out of step or lack of simultaneous occurrence in time, particularly referring to biological processes that fail to coordinate with expected cycles.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'a-' meaning 'without' and 'synchrony' from 'synchronos' meaning 'happening at the same time,' which comes from 'syn-' (together) and 'chronos' (time).

In the news

In the article, it is used to describe how plants under 24-hour light suffer when their internal biological clocks lose coordination with their actual environmental conditions.

A single gene on chromosome 7 of a wild tomato lets modern hybrids grow under 24-hour light and yield up to 20% more fruit

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