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hexasome

hexasome noun: any one of six homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement.

Noun

hexasome (plural hexasomes)

  1. Any one of six homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement.
    • FACT enables the displacement of the histone H2A/H2B dimer from the nucleosome octamer, leaving a “hexasome” on the DNA.2003, Jesper Q. Svejstrup, “Histones Face the FACT” in Science (New Series) CCCI, № 5,636 (22nd August 2003), page 1,053

Forms of hexasome

pluralhexasomes

Origin of hexasome

Probably formed by the combination of hexa- + -some, after the earlier hexasomic (1922) and hexasomy (1939).

Questions about hexasome

What does hexasome mean?
Hexasome means any one of six homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement.
What part of speech is hexasome?
Hexasome is a noun.
What is the plural of hexasome?
The plural of hexasome is hexasomes.

Words near hexasome in the dictionary

  1. hexasiloxanes
  2. hexasilver
  3. hexasodium
  4. hexasolvate
  5. hexasolvates
  6. hexasome
  7. hexasomes
  8. hexasomic
  9. hexasomy
  10. hexaspermous
  11. hexastatin

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