chromomere

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noun

Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division.

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Meanings

nounchromomere (plural chromomeres)

plural chromomeres

  1. biologyAny of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division.

    The nucleus contains the following more or less distinct parts: chromioles, chromomeres, chromosomes, chromoplasts, linoplasts, linin, chromoplasm, endochromatic granules, and parachromatic granules.

    1900 January 28, Gustav Eisen, “A Preliminary Account of the Spermatogenesis of Batrachoseps attenuatus, Polymorphous spermatogonia, Auxocytes and Spermatocytes”, in Biological Bulletin, volume 1, number 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
granulomere

Origin

From chromo- + -mere.

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Translations

Tagalog kulayputol
  • kulayputolany of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division
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APA

chromomere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromomere

MLA

“chromomere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromomere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromomere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromomere.

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