katachromasis

noun

kata·​chro·​ma·​sis

variants or catachromasis

ˌkatəˈkrōməsə̇s

plural katachromases or catachromases

-məˌsēz

: the mitotic nuclear transformations leading to formation of daughter nuclei from the chromosome groups separated in anaphase compare anachromasis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from kata- or cata- + chrom- + connective -a- + -sis

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