octasome

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noun

Any one of eight homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement

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Meanings

nounoctasome (plural octasomes)

plural octasomes

  1. Any one of eight homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement

Origin

From octa- + -some.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

comatose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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