polytene

As nouns the difference between polytene and polyploidy

is that polytene is (molecular biology) a very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny while polyploidy is (label) the state or condition of being a polyploid; having more than the usual two homologous sets of chromosomes.

As an adjective polytene

is (molecular biology) having very large chromosomes with many strands.

As nouns the difference between polythene and polytene

is that polythene is (organic compound|chiefly|british) a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc; polyethylene while polytene is (molecular biology) a very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny.

As an adjective polytene is

(molecular biology) having very large chromosomes with many strands.

As nouns the difference between polygene and polytene

is that polygene is a group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations while polytene is a very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny.

As an adjective polytene is

having very large chromosomes with many strands.

As nouns the difference between polyene and polytene

is that polyene is polyene while polytene is (molecular biology) a very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny.

As an adjective polytene is

(molecular biology) having very large chromosomes with many strands.

As nouns the difference between polytone and polytene

is that polytone is a polyphonic ringtone while polytene is (molecular biology) a very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny.

As an adjective polytene is

(molecular biology) having very large chromosomes with many strands.