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polytene
pol·y·tene [ póllee tn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of multi-stranded chromosome: describes a giant chromosome with distinct chromosome bands in polyploid cells of some two-winged flies, comprising multiple copies of a chromosome aligned side by side
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