Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrasome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-some
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex of four homologous chromosomes formed during meiosis

Example Sentences

"During chromatin assembly, the (H3-H4) 2 tetramer binds first, forming a tetrasome that likely constitutes an important intermediate during ongoing transcription."

Etymology

From tetra- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tetra
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

tetrasomes (plural)

Questions

What does tetrasome mean?: A complex of four homologous chromosomes formed during meiosis
Where does tetrasome come from?: From tetra- + -some.

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