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heterochromosome

[het-er-uh-kroh-muh-sohm] / ˌhɛt ər əˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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The chief interest in this abnormality centers in the fact that the two small chromosomes of this specimen behave exactly like the usual single one, emphasizing the individuality of this particular heterochromosome.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria

Of the insects considered in this paper Aphis and Termopsis have no "accessory chromosome" or "heterochromosome" of any kind.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Stevens, Nettie Maria

Figures 72-74 show the metakinesis of the heterochromosome bivalent.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria

First spermatocyte, spireme stage, x the heterochromosome group.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria

The chromosomes in the spermatogonial plates were in most cases much tangled, and the behavior of the heterochromosome pair was such as to suggest an "accessory chromosome" rather than an unequal pair.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria