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(molecular biology) The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids).
Use polyteny when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polyteny means (molecular biology) The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids).
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