pseudochromosome
pseudochromosome noun: a pseudomolecule representing a chromosome.
Noun
pseudochromosome (plural pseudochromosomes)
- A pseudomolecule representing a chromosome.
- The reconstructed chromosomal sequences are often referred to as ‘pseudo-molecules’ or ‘pseudo-chromosomes’. The prefix ‘pseudo’ implies that the assemblies may still contain uncertainties […]2015 January 13, Haibao Tang, Xingtan Zhang, Chenyong Miao, et al., “ALLMAPS: robust scaffold ordering based on multiple maps”, in Genome Biology, volume 16
Forms of pseudochromosome
| plural | pseudochromosomes |
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Origin of pseudochromosome
From pseudo- + chromosome.
Words formed from pseudochromosome
Questions about pseudochromosome
- What does pseudochromosome mean?
- Pseudochromosome means a pseudomolecule representing a chromosome.
- What part of speech is pseudochromosome?
- Pseudochromosome is a noun.
- What is the plural of pseudochromosome?
- The plural of pseudochromosome is pseudochromosomes.
Words near pseudochromosome in the dictionary
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