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octasome

octasome noun: any one of eight homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement.

Noun

octasome (plural octasomes)

  1. Any one of eight homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement

Forms of octasome

pluraloctasomes

Origin of octasome

From octa- + -some.

Questions about octasome

What does octasome mean?
Octasome means any one of eight homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement.
What part of speech is octasome?
Octasome is a noun.
What is the plural of octasome?
The plural of octasome is octasomes.

Words near octasome in the dictionary

  1. octasilicate
  2. octasiloxane
  3. octasiloxanes
  4. octasilver
  5. octasodium
  6. octasome
  7. octasomes
  8. octastich
  9. octastichous
  10. octastichs
  11. octastyle

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