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cytoband

cytoband noun: any of a pattern of bands, formed on chromosomes of cells undergoing metaphase, that serve to identify particular chromosomes.

Noun

cytoband (plural cytobands)

  1. Any of a pattern of bands, formed on chromosomes of cells undergoing metaphase, that serve to identify particular chromosomes

Forms of cytoband

pluralcytobands

Origin of cytoband

From cyto- + band.

Questions about cytoband

What does cytoband mean?
Cytoband means any of a pattern of bands, formed on chromosomes of cells undergoing metaphase, that serve to identify particular chromosomes.
What part of speech is cytoband?
Cytoband is a noun.
What is the plural of cytoband?
The plural of cytoband is cytobands.

Words near cytoband in the dictionary

  1. cytoarchitecturally
  2. cytoarchitecture
  3. cytoarchitectures
  4. cytobacteriological
  5. cytobacteriology
  6. cytoband
  7. cytobands
  8. cytobiocompatibility
  9. cytobiocompatible
  10. cytobiological
  11. cytobiologist

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