duplication of chromosomes
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n.
The occurrence of a repeated section of genes in a chromosome.
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Words nearby duplication of chromosomes
duplicable, duplicate, duplicate bridge, duplicating machine, duplication, duplication of chromosomes, duplication of the cube, duplicative, duplicator, duplicature, duplicatus
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