heteropycnotic

English

Alternative forms

• heteropyknotic

Adjective

heteropycnotic (not comparable)

1. Relating to heteropycnosis
   • 2015 December 4, “The Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of Pistachio ( Pistacia vera L.) Suggests the Arrest of Recombination in the Largest Heteropycnotic Pair HC1”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Significantly, the largest pair, designated HC1, is strongly heteropycnotic, shows differential condensation, and has massive enrichment in PIVE-40 repeats.

Noun

heteropycnotic (plural heteropycnotics)

1. Such a section of a chromosome