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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