English Explanatory Dictionary

heterochromosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sex chromosome
  2. A chromosome rich in heterochromatin

Word forms

heterochromosome heterochromosomes

Etymology

From hetero- + chromosome.

Related words

heterochromosomal
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