polytene

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having very large chromosomes with many chromatids (arms).
2. noun A very large chromosome with many chromatids (arms); a chromosome exhibiting polyteny

Similar words

giant chromosomes polytenic pleiomeric polysomic multichromatid polyoid pentasomic polyhaploid polyploid

Often followed by

chromosomes chromosome nuclei cells and salivary nucleus bands tissues x

Word family

polytenies polyteny