heteropycnotic

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English

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Adjective

heteropycnotic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to heteropycnosis
    • 2015 December 4, “The Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of Pistachio ( Pistacia vera L.) Suggests the Arrest of Recombination in the Largest Heteropycnotic Pair HC1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Significantly, the largest pair, designated HC1, is strongly heteropycnotic, shows differential condensation, and has massive enrichment in PIVE-40 repeats.

Noun

heteropycnotic (plural heteropycnotics)

  1. Such a section of a chromosome