lampbrush chromosome
noun
lamp·brush chromosome
ˈlamp-ˌbrəsh- 
: a greatly enlarged diplotene chromosome that has apparently filamentous granular loops extending from the chromomeres and is characteristic of some animal oocytes
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lampbrush chromosome
noun
lamp·brush chromosome
ˌlamp-ˌbrəsh-
: a greatly enlarged diplotene chromosome that has apparently filamentous granular loops extending from the chromomeres and is characteristic of some animal oocytes
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