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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chromomere¹

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