intrachromosomal

adjective

Occurring within a chromosome

“intrachromosomal recombination”

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectiveintrachromosomal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOccurring within a chromosome

    intrachromosomal recombination

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishchromosomal
  7. Englishintrachromosomal

From intra- + chromosomal.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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