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heterochromosome

het·er·o·chro·mo·some
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-kroh-muh-sohm]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-kroh-muh-sohm]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm/

Definitions of heterochromosome word

  • noun heterochromosome sex chromosome. 1
  • noun heterochromosome (genetics) A sex chromosome. 1
  • noun heterochromosome an atypical chromosome, esp a sex chromosome 0
  • noun heterochromosome a chromosome composed mainly of heterochromatin 0
  • noun heterochromosome sex chromosome 0
  • noun heterochromosome (genetics) A chromosome rich in heterochromatin. 0
See all 6 definitions of heterochromosome

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Origin of heterochromosome

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; hetero- + chromosome

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Parts of speech for Heterochromosome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterochromosome

heterochromosome popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for heterochromosome

noun heterochromosome

  • x chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that determines femaleness when paired with another X chromosome and that occurs singly in males.
  • y chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
All 3 Synonyms of heterochromosome

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