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chromonema
[ kroh-muh-nee-muh ]
/ ˌkroʊ məˈni mə /
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noun, plural chro·mo·ne·ma·ta [kroh-muh-nee-muh-tuh]. /ˌkroʊ məˈni mə tə/. Genetics.
a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
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Origin of chromonema
1920–25; chromo- + Greek nêma thread
OTHER WORDS FROM chromonema
chro·mo·ne·mat·ic [kroh-muh-nuh-mat-ik, -nee-], /ˌkroʊ mə nəˈmæt ɪk, -ni-/, adjectiveWords nearby chromonema
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British Dictionary definitions for chromonema
chromonema
/ (ˌkrəʊməˈniːmə) /
noun plural -mata (-mətə) cytology
the coiled mass of threads visible within a nucleus at the start of cell division
a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
Derived forms of chromonema
chromonemal, chromonematic (ˌkrəʊməʊnɪˈmætɪk) or chromonemic, adjectiveWord Origin for chromonema
C20: from chromo- + Greek nēma thread, yarn
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Medical definitions for chromonema
chromonema
[ 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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