English Explanatory Dictionary

chromid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.
noun
  1. One of the Chromidae, a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa.

Word forms

chromid chromids

Etymology

Blend of chromosome + plasmid.

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