Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrochromosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macrochro-mo-some
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chromosome greater than 40 megabases in size.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From macro- + chromosome.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: macro

Inflected Forms

macrochromosomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

macrochromosomal

Questions

What does macrochromosome mean?: A chromosome greater than 40 megabases in size.
Where does macrochromosome come from?: From macro- + chromosome.

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