Definition of Polyteny

1. Noun. (molecular biology) The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids) ¹

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Definition of Polyteny

1. the state of being polytene [n -NIES]

Medical Definition of Polyteny

1. The state where a cell contains polytene chromosomes. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyteny

polytan
polytans
polytech
polytechnic
polytechnic institute
polytechnical
polytechnics
polytechs
polytendinitis
polytene
polytenes
polytenies
polytenisation
polytenization
polyteny (current term)
polyterpene
polyterpenes
polyterpenoid
polyterpenoids
polytetrafluoroethylene
polytetrafluoroethylenes
polytetrahydrofuran
polythalamia
polythalamous
polytheism
polytheisms
polytheist
polytheistic
polytheistical

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