chromonema

chromonema Definition

chromo·nema (krō′mō nē′mə)

noun pl. -·mata-tə

a coiled, twisted, threadlike filament in a chromatid at all stages of mitosis

Etymology: chromo- + Gr nēma, thread: see nemato-

chromonema Related Forms

chro′mo·ne′mal adjective

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