polyteny
English
Noun
polyteny (uncountable)
- (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "molecular biology" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids)
Related terms
See also
- endomitosis
Polytene chromosome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia