disome

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noun

A pair of homologous chromosomes

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Meanings

noundisome (plural disomes)

plural disomes

  1. biologyA pair of homologous chromosomes

Origin

From di- + -some.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Deimososmide
Cite this entry
APA

disome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disome

MLA

“disome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disome.

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