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CHROMONEMA

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chro⋅mo⋅ne⋅ma

  [kroh-muh-nee-muh]
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–noun, plural -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] . Genetics.
a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
Origin:
1920–25; chromo- + Gk nêma thread

Related forms:
chro⋅mo⋅ne⋅mat⋅ic  [kroh-muh-nuh-mat-ik, -nee-] , adjective
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chro·mo·ne·ma   (krō'mə-nē'mə)   
n.   pl. chro·mo·ne·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
The spirally coiled central filament of a chromatid along which the chromomeres are aligned.

[chromo(some) + Greek nēma, thread; see (s)nē- in Indo-European roots.]
chro'mo·ne·mat'ic (-nə-māt'ĭk), chro'mo·ne'mic (-nē'mĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: chro·mo·ne·ma
Pronunciation: "krO-m&-'nE-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural chro·mo·ne·ma·ta /-'nE-m&t-&/
: the coiled filamentous core of a chromatid —chro·mo·ne·mat·ic /-ni-'mat-ik/ or chro·mo·ne·mal /-'nE-m&l/ or chro·mo·ne·ma·tal /-'nE-m&t-&l, -'nem-&t-/ adjective
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chromonema chro·mo·ne·ma (krō'mə-nē'mə)
n. pl. chro·mo·ne·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
The coiled filament that extends the entire length of a chromosome and on which the genes are located.

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