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protochromosome

protochromosome noun: a mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that develops into a chromosome.

Noun

protochromosome (plural protochromosomes)

  1. A mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that develops into a chromosome

Forms of protochromosome

pluralprotochromosomes

Questions about protochromosome

What does protochromosome mean?
Protochromosome means a mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that develops into a chromosome.
What part of speech is protochromosome?
Protochromosome is a noun.
What is the plural of protochromosome?
The plural of protochromosome is protochromosomes.

Words near protochromosome in the dictionary

  1. protochlorophyllides
  2. protochlorophylline
  3. protochloroplast
  4. protochordate
  5. protochordates
  6. protochromosome
  7. protochromosomes
  8. protochronism
  9. protochronist
  10. protochronists
  11. protocitizen

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