polytene
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pol·y·tene
(pŏl′ē-tēn′)adj.
Relating to or having large chromosomes formed by repeated DNA replication and consisting of many chromatids side by side.
pol′y·te′nic adj.
pol′y·te′ny n.
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polytene
(ˈpɒlɪˌtiːn)adj
(Genetics) denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae
[C20: from poly- + Greek taenia band]
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