(from the article `chromosome`) ...reproduce by dividing, a process called mitosis (q.v.). Between cell divisions the genetic material (chromatin) is diffused throughout the nucleus ...
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The coiled filament in which the genes are located, which extends the entire length of a chromosome and exhibits an intensely positive Feulgen test for DNA. ... Synonym: chromatic fibre. ... Origin: chromo-+ G. Nema, thread ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kro″mo-ne´mә) pl. chromone´mata the coiled central thread of a chromatid along which lie the chromomeres. adj., chromone´mal., adj.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: krō′mō-nē′mă, -ma-tă Definitions: 1. The coiled filament in which the genes are located, which extends the entire length of a chromosome and exhibits an intensely positive Feulgen test result for DNA. Synonyms: chromatic fiber
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a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
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