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chromonema

American  
[kroh-muh-nee-muh] / ˌkroʊ məˈni mə /

noun

Genetics.

plural

chromonemata

  1. a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.

chromonema British  
/ ˌkrəʊməʊnɪˈmætɪk, ˌkrəʊməˈniːmə /

noun

  1. the coiled mass of threads visible within a nucleus at the start of cell division

  2. a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome

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Other Word Forms

  • chromonemal adjective
  • chromonematic adjective

Etymology

Origin of chromonema

1920–25; chromo- + Greek nêma thread

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