different between chromosome vs diakinesis

English

Etymology

19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “colour”) + ???? (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Equivalent to chromo- +? -some.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k???.m??s??m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?o?m??so?m/, /?k?o?m??zo?m/

Noun

chromosome (plural chromosomes)

1. (cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

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Further reading

• chromosome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• chromosome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• chromosome at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

19th century: chromo- +? -some, from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “colour”) + ???? (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.mo.zom/
• Homophone: chromosomes
• Hyphenation: chro?mo?some

Noun

chromosome m (plural chromosomes)

1. (biology, cytology) chromosome

Hyponyms

• autosome
• chromoïde
• gonosome

Meronyms

• chromatide

Holonyms

• caryotype

Derived terms

• chromosomique
• hétérochromosome

Further reading

• “chromosome” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From dia- +? -kinesis

Noun

diakinesis (countable and uncountable, plural diakineses)

1. (cytology) the last stage of prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for metaphase.