diplochromosome

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noun

A chromosome, containing four chromatids, produced by two rounds of DNA replication without normal chromosome separation

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Meanings

noundiplochromosome (plural diplochromosomes)

plural diplochromosomes

  1. biologyA chromosome, containing four chromatids, produced by two rounds of DNA replication without normal chromosome separation

Origin

From diplo- + chromosome.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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