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—CIST[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
—GENOMES[n. -S] · genome «a haploid set of chromosomes» / ----- { genom genome § genomes genoms § genomic }
—ALLELES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
—DISOMY—[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The normal state of a diploid eukaryotic cell or individual which has two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes in each nucleus. A normal chromosome is represented twice in a single cell.
AGAMETES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
—GENOMES[n. -S] · a haploid set of chromosomes - GENOMIC° [a.] / ----- { genom genome § genomes genoms § genomic }
—GENOMS—[n. -S] · genome «a haploid set of chromosomes» / ----- { genom genome § genomes genoms § genomic }
—MORGANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
—PLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
—DIPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
—DIPLONTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells
—DISOMIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having one or more chromosomes present twice, but without having the entire genome doubled
—EPISOMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria.
—EUPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Any organism having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
—GENOMES—[n. -S] · a haploid set of chromosomes - GENOMIC° [a.] / ----- { genom genome § genomes genoms § genomic }
—GENOMICS[n. -S] · a haploid set of chromosomes - GENOMIC° [a.] / ----- { genom genome § genomes genoms § genomic }
—HAPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
—HAPLONTS[n. -S] · an organism having a particular chromosomal structure
—PLASMIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.
—TRISOMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chromosome which is represented three times instead of the usual two.
—TRISOMY—[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
—ACENTRIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere
—AMITOSIS—[n. -TOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes
—ANAPHASES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
—AUTOSOMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
—BIVALENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
—DIPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
—DIPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes.
—DIPLONTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells
—DIPLOSES—[n. -LOSES] · a method of chromosome formation
—DIPLOSIS—[n. -LOSES] · a method of chromosome formation
—EPISOMAL—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome
—EUPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
—GENETICS—[n.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
—HAPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
—HAPLONTS—[n. -S] · an organism having a particular chromosomal structure
—HAPLOSES—[n. -LOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number
—HAPLOSIS—[n. -LOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number
—MONOSOMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The chromosome whose homologous counterpart is missing in monosomy
—MONOSOMY—[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
—PLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
—POLYTENE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having very large chromosomes with many chromatids (arms).
—POLYTENY—[n. -NIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids)
—PROPHAGES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.
—PROPHASES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes.
—SUPERSEX—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The result of an abnormal combination of sex chromosomes.
ASYNAPSIS—[n. -APSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
—TELOMERES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
—TRIPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having three sets of chromosomes.
—TRISOMES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chromosome which is represented three times instead of the usual two.
—TRISOMICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having three copies of a given chromosome in each somatic cell instead of the usual number of two
—ZYGOTENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The intimate pairing of homologous chromosomes during the synaptic stage of meiosis
—ANEUPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
—ASYNAPSES—[n. -APSES] · (biology) failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
—ASYNAPSIS—[n. -APSES] · (biology) failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
—AUTOSOMAL—[a.] · Derivative of autosome «any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome»
—AUTOSOMES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
—BIVALENTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
ACHROMATICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Relating to chromatin (a complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division).
—CHROMATIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
—CHROMATINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
—DICENTRICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)
—DIPLOIDIC—[a.] · Derivative of diploid «(biology) (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present»
—DIPLONTIC—[a.] · Derivative of diplont «an animal or plant that has the diploid number of chromosomes in its somatic cells»
—DIPLOTENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
—GERMPLASMS[n. -S] · the part of a germ cell that contains hereditary material; the chromosomes and genes
—HAPLOIDIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
—HAPLONTIC—[a.] · Derivative of haplont «(biology) an organism, esp~ a plant, that has the haploid number of chromosomes in its somatic cells»
—HEXAPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
—HOLANDRIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.
—HOLOGYNIC—[a.] · (genetics) carried or located on an X-chromosome, therefore passed on genetically from mother to daughter
—HYPOPLOIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a number of chromosomes that is less than an exact multiple of the haploid number
—KARYOLOGY—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
—KARYOTYPEDS[v. -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
—LEPTOTENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes
—METAPHASES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.
—MONOPLOIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a single set of chromosomes.
—MONOSOMES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The chromosome whose homologous counterpart is missing in monosomy
—MONOSOMICS[n. -S] · Derivative of monosome «an unpaired chromosome, esp~ an X-chromosome in an otherwise diploid cell» / ----- { monosome monosomic § monosomes monosomics § monosomic }
—OCTOPLOIDS[n. -S] having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
—PACHYTENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
—POLYPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
—POLYSOMICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
—SUPERGENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.
—TELOMERES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
—TELOPHASES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
—TRIPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having three sets of chromosomes.
—TRIPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.
—TRISOMICS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having three copies of a given chromosome in each somatic cell instead of the usual number of two
—TRIVALENT—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Any trivalent chromosome
—UNIVALENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
—AMPHIPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
—ANEUPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
—ANEUPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
—CENTROMERES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
—CHROMATIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
—CHROMOMERES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division.
—CHROMOSOMES[n. -S] · © one of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the idant~ of Weismann~
—DIAKINESES—[n. -KINESES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.
—DIAKINESIS—[n. -KINESES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.
—DICENTRICS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)
—DIPLOPHASES[n. -S] · (genetics) the stage in the life cycle of an organism when the chromosomes are diploid
—DIPLOTENES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
—GERMPLASMS—[n. -S] · the part of a germ cell that contains hereditary material; the chromosomes and genes
—HEXAPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
—HYPERPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
—HYPOPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a number of chromosomes that is less than an exact multiple of the haploid number
—KARYOTYPED—[v. -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
—KARYOTYPES—[v. -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
—KARYOTYPIC—[a.] · Derivative of karyotype «the appearance of the chromosomes in a somatic cell of an individual or species, with reference to their number, size, shape, etc~»
—LEPTOTENES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes
—METAPHASES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.
—MONOSOMICS—[n. -S] · Derivative of monosome «an unpaired chromosome, esp~ an X-chromosome in an otherwise diploid cell» / ----- { monosome monosomic § monosomes monosomics § monosomic }
—MONOSOMIES—[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
—PACHYTENES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
—PENTAPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
—POLYPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
—POLYPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] · Derivative of polyploid «(of cells, organisms, etc~) having more than twice the basic (haploid) number of chromosomes»
—POLYSOMICS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
—POLYTENIES—[n. -NIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids)
—TELOMERASES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes stability over time.
—TELOPHASES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
—TETRAPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having four sets of chromosomes.
—TRANSPOSONS[n. -S] · (genetics) a genetic element that can move from one site in a chromosome to another site in the same or a different chromosome and thus alter the genetic constitution of the organism
—UNIVALENTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
—ACROCENTRICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
—CENTIMORGANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
—CENTROMERES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
—CENTROMERIC—[a.] · Derivative of centromere «the dense nonstaining~ region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis»
—CHROMATINIC—[a.] · Derivative of chromatin «(cytology) the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA~ and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes»
—CHROMOMERES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division.
—CHROMOMERIC—[a.] · (biology) relating to chromomeres or pieces of chromatin that are part of a chromosome
—CHROMOSOMAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to chromosomes.
—CHROMOSOMES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of chromosome
—DIPLOPHASES—[n. -S] · (genetics) the stage in the life cycle of an organism when the chromosomes are diploid
—ENDOMITOSES—[n. -MITOSES] · (biology) the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
—ENDOMITOSIS—[n. -MITOSES] · (biology) the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
—EUCHROMATIC—[a.] · Derivative of euchromatin «the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing Compare heterochromatin»
—EUCHROMATINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
—GYNOGENESIS—[n. -GENESES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus.
—HETEROPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
—HETEROTYPIC—[a.] · denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved Compare homeotypic~
—HOMOGAMETIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] That produces, or contains, only one type of sex chromosome.
—HYPERPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
—HYPERPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] · Derivative of hyperploid «(biology) having or relating to a chromosome number that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number»
—HYPODIPLOIDY[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes
—KARYOLOGIES—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
—KARYOTYPING—[v. -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
—KINETOCHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
—MEIOTICALLY—[b.] · Derivative of meiosis «a type of cell division in which a nucleus divides into four daughter nuclei, each containing half the chromosome number of the parent nucleus: occurs in all sexually reproducing organisms in which haploid gametes or spores are produced Compare mitosis»
AMITOTICALLY—[b.] · Derivative of mitosis «a method of cell division, in which the nucleus divides into daughter nuclei, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus Compare prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, meiosis (sense 1)»
—MULTIVALENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
—NUCLEOSOMAL—[a.] · (biochemistry) relating to a nucleosome or one of the reproduced sections of DNA~ in a chromosome
—PENTAPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
—POLYCENTRIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] (of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts
—TELOCENTRICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
—TELOMERASES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes stability over time.
—TETRAPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having four sets of chromosomes.
—TETRAPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.
—TRANSPOSONS—[n. -S] · (genetics) a genetic element that can move from one site in a chromosome to another site in the same or a different chromosome and thus alter the genetic constitution of the organism
—ACROCENTRICS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
—AMITOTICALLY—[b.] · Derivative of amitosis «an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division»
—AMPHIDIPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
—ANDROGENESES—[n. -GENESES] · (biology) a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
—ANDROGENESIS—[n. -GENESES] · (biology) a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
—ANEUPLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
—CENTIMORGANS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
—CYTOGENETICS—[n.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype.
—CYTOTAXONOMY—[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes
—EUCHROMATINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
—HETEROPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
—HETEROPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] · the condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes
—HYPODIPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] · (medicine) a deficiency of chromosomes less than the diploid number
—KINETOCHORES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
—POLYPLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] · Derivative of polyploid «(of cells, organisms, etc~) having more than twice the basic (haploid) number of chromosomes»
—QUADRIVALENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Any quadrivalent chromosome
—TELOCENTRICS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
—ALLOPOLYPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
—AMPHIDIPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
—AMPHIDIPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] · (genetics) (of an organism or cell) the condition of being amphidiploid ie having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
—AUTOPOLYPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
—CHROMOSOMALLY—[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] With reference to chromosomes.
—CYTOTAXONOMIC—[a.] · Derivative of cytotaxonomy «classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp~ the number, shape, etc~, of the chromosomes»
—HETEROGAMETIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] That produces different forms of the same gamete e.g. spermatozoa containing either an X- or a Y-chromosome
—HYPERPLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] · Derivative of hyperploid «(biology) having or relating to a chromosome number that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number»
—ISOCHROMOSOMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm.
—PARASEXUALITY—[n. -TIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A phenomenon, involving a complex form of mitosis, whereby two cell nuclei merge without any sexual process and the chromosome count is doubled.
—RECOMBINATIONS[n. -S] · (genetics) any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
—ALLOPOLYPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
—ALLOPOLYPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
—ALLOTETRAPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Having four sets of chromosomes derived from different species
—AUTOPOLYPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
—AUTOPOLYPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] · Derivative of autopolyploid «(of cells, organisms, etc~) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species»
—AUTOTETRAPLOIDSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
—CYTOGENETICISTS[n. -S] · Derivative of cytogenetics «(functioning as singular) the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation»
—CYTOTAXONOMIES—[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes
—ENDOPOLYPLOIDY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus
—HETEROPLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] · the condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes
—HYPODIPLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] · (medicine) a deficiency of chromosomes less than the diploid number
—ISOCHROMOSOMES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm.
—NONCHROMOSOMAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Not chromosomal.
—NONDISJUNCTIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.
—RECOMBINATIONS—[n. -S] · (genetics) any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
—SUBMETACENTRICS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm
—ALLOTETRAPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Having four sets of chromosomes derived from different species
—AMPHIDIPLOIDIES—[n. -DIES] · (genetics) (of an organism or cell) the condition of being amphidiploid ie having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
—AUTOTETRAPLOIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
—CYTOGENETICALLY—[b.] · Derivative of cytogenetics «(functioning as singular) the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation»
—CYTOGENETICISTS—[n. -S] · Derivative of cytogenetics «(functioning as singular) the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation»
—HETEROCHROMATIN—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive
—NONDISJUNCTIONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.
—SUBMETACENTRICS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm

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