"heterosome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heterosomes [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + -some. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|some}} hetero- + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterosome (plural heterosomes)
  1. (genetics) sex chromosome Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: heterosomal Translations (sex chromosome): hétérosome [masculine] (French), heitreasóm [masculine] (Irish), eterosoma [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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