lamp-brush chromosome

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• lamp|brush chromosome — «LAMP BRUHSH», a type of large chromosome found especially in the immature eggs of amphibians, consisting of two long strands that form many brushlike loops along the main axis of the chromosome …   Useful english dictionary

• Chromosome — A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized into 24 distinct, physically separate microscopic units called chromosomes. All genes are arranged linearly along the chromosomes. The… …   Medical dictionary

• lampbrush chromosome — lamp·brush chromosome .lamp .brəsh n a greatly enlarged diplotene chromosome that has apparently filamentous granular loops extending from the chromomeres and is characteristic of some animal oocytes * * * a giant chromosome with hundreds of… …   Medical dictionary

• lampbrushchromosome — lamp·brush chromosome (lămpʹbrŭsh ) n. A large chromosome found especially in the immature eggs of amphibians, consisting of two long strands that form many brushlike loops along the main axis of the chromosome. * * * …   Universalium

• Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …   Universalium