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macrochromosomes

macrochromosomes is the plural of macrochromosome.

Meaning of macrochromosome

Noun

macrochromosome (plural macrochromosomes)

  1. A chromosome greater than 40 megabases in size.
    • The results showed that a short arm of a bi-armed macrochromosome pair was painted with GGA3 and a long arm with GGA5 and GGA7 in most species.2015 August 5, “Karyotype Reorganization in the Hokou Gecko ( Gekko hokouensis, Gekkonidae): The Process of Microchromosome Disappearance in Gekkota”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about macrochromosomes

What is macrochromosomes the plural of?
Macrochromosomes is the plural of macrochromosome.

Words near macrochromosomes in the dictionary

  1. macrochoanitic
  2. macrochoantic
  3. macrochromatin
  4. macrochromosomal
  5. macrochromosome
  6. macrochromosomes
  7. macrocilia
  8. macrociliary
  9. macrocilium
  10. macrocinematography
  11. macrocircuit

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