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polyteny

Polyteny vs Polytony - What's the difference?

polyteny | polytony |


As nouns the difference between polyteny and polytony

is that polyteny is the presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids while polytony is the quality of being polytonic.

Polyteny vs Polygeny - What's the difference?

polyteny | polygeny |


As nouns the difference between polyteny and polygeny

is that polyteny is (molecular biology) the presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids) while polygeny is polygenesis.

Endomitosis vs Polyteny - What's the difference?

endomitosis | polyteny | see also |


As nouns the difference between endomitosis and polyteny

is that endomitosis is the replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus while polyteny is the presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids.

Polytenic vs Polyteny - What's the difference?

polytenic | polyteny | Related terms |

Polytenic is a related term of polyteny.


As a noun polyteny is

(molecular biology) the presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids).

Chromatid vs Polyteny - What's the difference?

chromatid | polyteny |


As nouns the difference between chromatid and polyteny

is that chromatid is chromatid (either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis) while polyteny is (molecular biology) the presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids).