Polytene Chromosome at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Polytene Chromosome? A chromosome produced by sucessive replication of paired chromosomes, and consisting of up to 1,000 chromatids in parallel register. In the case of the polytene chromosomes within the salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), the genes are

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