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chromomere

[ kroh-muh-meer ]

noun

  1. Genetics. one of the beadlike granules arranged in a linear series in a chromonema.
  2. Anatomy. the central, granular part of a blood platelet.

chromomere

/ ˈkrəʊməˌmɪə /

noun

  1. cytology any of the dense areas of chromatin along the length of a chromosome during the early stages of cell division

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Other Words From

  • chro·mo·mer·ic [kroh-m, uh, -, mer, -ik, -, meer, -], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromomere1

First recorded in 1895–1900; chromo- + -mere

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