macrochromosome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
macro- + chromosome
Noun[edit]
macrochromosome (plural macrochromosomes)
- A chromosome greater than 40 megabases in size.
- 2015 August 5, “Karyotype Reorganization in the Hokou Gecko ( Gekko hokouensis, Gekkonidae): The Process of Microchromosome Disappearance in Gekkota”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The results showed that a short arm of a bi-armed macrochromosome pair was painted with GGA3 and a long arm with GGA5 and GGA7 in most species.