chromosome arm

chromosome arm
either of the two segments of the chromosome separated by the centromere; the symbol p indicates the short arm and q the long arm.

Chromosome arms.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • chromosome arm — chromosome arm. См. плечо хромосомы. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • chromosome arm number — chromosome arm number. См. число хромосомных плеч. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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