Chromomere


[kroh-muh-meer] /ˈkroʊ məˌmɪər/

noun
1.
Genetics. one of the beadlike granules arranged in a linear series in a chromonema.
2.
Anatomy. the central, granular part of a blood platelet.
/ˈkrəʊməˌmɪə/
noun
1.
(cytology) any of the dense areas of chromatin along the length of a chromosome during the early stages of cell division

chromomere chro·mo·mere (krō’mə-mēr’)
n.

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