gonosome

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English

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Etymology

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From gono- +‎ -some.

Noun

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gonosome (plural gonosomes)

  1. (zoology) The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.
  2. Synonym of sex chromosome.

Derived terms

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gonosome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From gono- +‎ -some.

Noun

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gonosome m (plural gonosomes)

  1. (genetics) Synonym of allosome
  2. (zoology) gonosome

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