macroisochore

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noun

A block of isochores

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Meanings

nounmacroisochore (plural macroisochores)

plural macroisochores

  1. A block of isochores

    This involves tighter contacts within sets of contiguous prometaphase bands that correspond to macroisochore blocks, the megaisochores (another new term).

    2015 December 1, “Chromosome Architecture and Genome Organization”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From macro- + isochore.

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

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

Chicago

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