chromonema (redirected from chromonemic)

chro·mo·ne·ma  (krm-nm)

n. pl. chro·mo·ne·ma·ta (-m-t)

The spirally coiled central filament of a chromatid along which the chromomeres are aligned.

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[chromo(some) + Greek nma, thread; see (s)n- in Indo-European roots.]

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chromo·ne·matic (-n-mtk), chromo·nemic (-nmk) adj.

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chromonema [ˌkrəʊməˈniːmə]

n pl -mata [-mətə] Cytology

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the coiled mass of threads visible within a nucleus at the start of cell division

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome

[from chromo- + Greek nēma thread, yarn]

chromonemal , chromonematic [ˌkrəʊməʊnɪˈmætɪk], chromonemic adj