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heterochromosome

heterochromosome noun: a sex chromosome.

Noun

heterochromosome (plural heterochromosomes)

  1. A sex chromosome
  2. A chromosome rich in heterochromatin

heterochromosome meaning in Tamil

heterochromosome in Tamil

பல்லினநிறவுரு

Forms of heterochromosome

pluralheterochromosomes

Origin of heterochromosome

From hetero- + chromosome.

Questions about heterochromosome

What does heterochromosome mean?
Heterochromosome means a sex chromosome.
What is heterochromosome in Tamil?
Heterochromosome in Tamil is பல்லினநிறவுரு. See Heterochromosome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterochromosome?
Heterochromosome is a noun.
What is the plural of heterochromosome?
The plural of heterochromosome is heterochromosomes.

Words near heterochromosome in the dictionary

  1. heterochromia iridium
  2. heterochromias
  3. heterochromic
  4. heterochromophoric
  5. heterochromosomal
  6. heterochromosome
  7. heterochromosomes
  8. heterochromous
  9. heterochromy
  10. heterochroneous
  11. heterochronia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heterochromosome (page history and authors); heterochromosome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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