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Chromomere vs Chromonema - What's the difference?

chromomere | chromonema |

In genetics terms the difference between chromomere and chromonema

is that chromomere is any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division while chromonema is the coiled central filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres lie.

chromomere

English

Noun

(wikipedia chromomere) (en noun)
  • (genetics) Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division

    • chromonema

    English

    Noun

    (chromonemata)
  • (genetics) The coiled central filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres lie