polytene
English
Adjective
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A polytene chromosome from fly salivary gland (colored)
polytene (comparative more polytene, superlative most polytene)
- (molecular biology) Having very large chromosomes with many chromatids (arms).
Noun
polytene (plural polytenes)
- (molecular biology) A very large chromosome with many chromatids (arms); a chromosome exhibiting polyteny
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