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POLYTENIC [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

Relating to, being, or having chromosomes each of which consists of many strands with the corresponding chromomeres in contact.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Biologie moléculaire
DEF

Qualifie un chromosome géant résultant de la duplication, à plusieurs reprises, de chromosomes homologues appariés, sans séparation ni des chromosomes ni des chromatides.

OBS

À l'interphase, ces structures restent visibles ce qui permet une étude cytologique très fine.

OBS

polytène; polyténique : On trouve, par extension, cellule polytène, noyau polytène. Toutefois ces termes font toujours référence au chromosome polytène contenu dans la cellule (ou plus précisément le noyau).

PHR

chromosome, cellule, noyau polytène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Biología molecular
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