adj. Relating to or having large chromosomes formed by repeated DNA replication and consisting of many chromatids side by side. [POLY- + Latin taenia, band (from Greek tainiā, ribbon; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] pol′y·tenic adj. poly·te′ny n. |
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