polytene
8 letters · adjective · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr
adjective
Having very large chromosomes with many chromatids (arms).
Polytene in a sentence
Unlike normal chromosomes, polytenes are visible in a microscope even when cell division is not taking place.
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