tetrasome

English

Etymology

tetra- +‎ -some

Noun

tetrasome (plural tetrasomes)

  1. (genetics) A complex of four homologous chromosomes formed during meiosis
    • 2015 October 28, “Comparing the Assembly and Handedness Dynamics of (H3.3-H4) 2 Tetrasomes to Canonical Tetrasomes”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0141267:
      During chromatin assembly, the (H3-H4) 2 tetramer binds first, forming a tetrasome that likely constitutes an important intermediate during ongoing transcription.

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