POLYTENE CHROMOSOME


Meaning of POLYTENE CHROMOSOME in English

/pol"ee teen'/ , Genetics.

a giant, cross-banded chromosome that results from multiple replication of its genetic material with the duplicated chromatin strands remaining closely associated.

[ 1970-75; POLY- + -TENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .