ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chromo- +ˈnēmə noun
( plural chromone·ma·ta -məd.ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from chrom- + -nema
biology : the coiled threadlike core of a chromatid commonly regarded as the actual carrier of the genes : gene-string
• chro·mo·ne·mal | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nēməl or chro·mo·ne·mat·ic -nə̇|mad.ik, -nē- or chro·mo·ne·mic -|nēmik adjective