polytene

polytene
Having very large chromosomes with many strands
2. noun
A very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny
See Also: polytenic, polyteny

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  • polytène — ● polytène adjectif Se dit de chromosomes représentant un faisceau de chromatides dont le nombre peut atteindre un ou deux milliers et qui résulte d une succession de duplications de chromatides sans qu il y ait division cellulaire concomitante.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Polytène — Chromosome polytène Chromosome polytène grossi 5000 fois …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • polytene chromosome — polytene chromosome. См. политенная хромосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • polytene nucleus — polytene nucleus. См. политенное ядро. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • polytene chromosomes — Giant chromosomes produced by the successive replication of homologous pairs of chromosomes, joined together (synapsed) without chromosome separation or nuclear division. They thus consist of many (up to 1000) identical chromosomes (strictly… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • polytene — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1935 relating to, being, or having chromosomes each of which consists of many strands with the corresponding chromomeres in contact • polyteny noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polytene — pol·y·tene (pŏlʹē tēn ) adj. Relating to or having large multistranded chromosomes whose corresponding chromomeres are in contact.   [poly + Latin taenia, band (from Greek tainiā, ribbon. See ten .]   pol y·teʹnic adj. polʹy·te ny …   Universalium

  • polytene — Consisting of many filaments of chromatin as the result of repeated division of chromonema without separation of filaments. * * * poly·tene päl i .tēn adj relating to, being, or having chromosomes each of which consists of many strands with the… …   Medical dictionary

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