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polytenes

polytenes is the plural of polytene.

Meaning of polytene

Noun

polytene (plural polytenes)

  1. (molecular biology) A very large chromosome with many chromatids (arms); a chromosome exhibiting polyteny
    • Unlike normal chromosomes, polytenes are visible in a microscope even when cell division is not taking place.2002, John Michael Barry, Molecular Embryology, →ISBN, page 91

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Questions about polytenes

What is polytenes the plural of?
Polytenes is the plural of polytene.

Words near polytenes in the dictionary

  1. polytechs
  2. polytelite
  3. polytely
  4. polytenation
  5. polytene
  6. polytenes
  7. polytenic
  8. polytenization
  9. polytenize
  10. polytenized
  11. polyteny

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