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Meaning of "polytene" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYTENE

From poly- + Greek taenia band.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYTENE

polytene  [ˈpɒlɪˌtiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYTENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polytene is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYTENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polytene

Polytene chromosome

Polytene chromosomes are over-sized chromosomes which have developed from standard chromosomes and are commonly found in the salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster. Specialized cells undergo repeated rounds of DNA replication without cell division, to increase cell volume, forming a giant polytene chromosome. Polytene chromosomes form when multiple rounds of replication produce many sister chromatids that remain synapsed together.

Definition of polytene in the English dictionary

The definition of polytene in the dictionary is denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYTENE


astatine
ˈæstəˌtiːn
barbotine
ˈbɑːbəˌtiːn
barquentine
ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn
betacarotene
ˌbiːtəˈkærəˌtiːn
brigantine
ˈbrɪɡənˌtiːn
brilliantine
ˈbrɪljənˌtiːn
carotene
ˈkærəˌtiːn
clementine
ˈklɛmənˌtiːn
creatine
ˈkriːəˌtiːn
fluoxetine
fluːˈɒksɪˌtiːn
galantine
ˈɡælənˌtiːn
gelatine
ˈdʒɛləˌtiːn
guillotine
ˈɡɪləˌtiːn
libertine
ˈlɪbəˌtiːn
nicotine
ˈnɪkəˌtiːn
pachytene
ˈpækɪˌtiːn
phosphocreatine
ˌfɒsfəˈkriːəˌtiːn
quarantine
ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn
spessartine
ˈspesəˌtiːn
subroutine
ˈsʌbruːˌtiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYTENE

polytechnic
polytechnical
polyteny
polytetrafluoroethylene
polythalamous
polytheism
polytheist
polytheistic
polytheistical
polytheistically
polythene
polythene bag
polytocous
polytonal
polytonalism
polytonalist
polytonality
polytonally
polytrophic
polytunnel

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYTENE

alpha-carotene
aminobutene
butene
ctene
diplotene
elaeoptene
eleoptene
gamma-carotene
haptene
isobutene
ketene
leptotene
pentene
retene
stearoptene
zygotene

Synonyms and antonyms of polytene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polytene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYTENE

Find out the translation of polytene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polytene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polytene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polytene
570 millions of speakers

English

polytene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polytene
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كثور الخيوط الصبغية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

политенных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polytene
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polytene
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polytene
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polytene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polytene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多糸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polytene
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polytene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polytene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polytene
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलिटेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

politen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

politene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polytene
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

політенних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

politen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυταινικούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

politeenchromosoom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polytena
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polytene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polytene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYTENE»

The term «polytene» is normally little used and occupies the 121.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYTENE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polytene» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polytene» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polytene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYTENE»

Discover the use of polytene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polytene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Polytene chromosomes in genetic research
Sedat & Manuelidis (1978*) have also published some modifications of methods suitable for preparation of polytene chromosomes for different kinds of optical analyses. Gruzdev & Reznik (1981*) have introduced a method for controlled ...
Veikko Sorsa, 1988
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Color Atlas of Genetics
Polytene ("many threads") chromosomes, formed as a result of repeated DNA synthesis without cell division, have a distinct pattern of chromosome banding readily visible under the light microscope. These chromosomes, first observed in cells ...
Eberhard Passarge, 2011
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Drosophila melanogaster: Practical Uses in Cell and ...
For Drosophila, contig maps come ready-made in the form of polytene chromosomes. The Drosophila contig maps are aesthetically more pleasing than DNA clone arrays. They also have a number of practical advantages. Each larva has its ...
‎1995
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Pressure Treatment of Polytene Chromosomes and Computer ...
Cytogenetic Techniques and Research Questions The most common experimental exploitation of Drosophila polytene chromosomes, since C.B. Bridges started publishing his famous drawings of polytene maps in 1935 ( republished and ...
Dmitri V. Novikov, 2008
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Molecular Biology of the Cell
creating a single giant polytene chromosome. The fact that some large insect cells can undergo a direct polytene-to-polyploid conversion demonstrates that these two chromosomal states are closely related and that the basic structure of a  ...
‎1989
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Nuclear Cytology in Relation to Development
Polytene chromosomes of Diptera As seen in the preceding section, the polytene chromosomes in the giant cells of Phaseolus are present in the diploid number ( the homologues are not paired). Unpaired polytene chromosomes, with a ...
Francesco D'Amato, 1977
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In Situ Hybridization Protocols
(1), the technique of in situ hybridization to polytene chromosomes has played a central role in the molecular genetic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster. The power of in situ hybridization is due largely to the scale of polytene chromosomes  ...
Ian A. Darby, 2000
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Anopheline Species Complexes in South and South-East Asia
Cytogenetic techniques Polytene chromosomes Anopheline females in the semi- gravid stage have the best polytene chromosomes in ovarian nurse cells (Coluzzi , 1968). Larvae at the IV instar stage have polytene chromosomes in salivary ...
‎2007
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Animal Cytology and Evolution
Studies with tritiated uridine have shown that all loci of these 'secondarily polytene' chromosomes, and not merely those which are visibly puffed, are actively synthesizing RNA. This is probably what we would expect, in view of the presumed ...
M. J. D. White, 1977
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Advances in Genetics
103, 189-191. Ashbumer, M. (1969f). Puff loci in the salivary gland chromosomes of Drosophihi melanogaster. Dros. Inform. Serv. 44, 55. Ashbumer, M. (1970a). Function and structure of polytene chromosomes during insect development.
‎1999

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYTENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polytene is used in the context of the following news items.
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The genetic architecture of sexually selected traits in two natural …
Morales-Hojas R, Päällysaho S, Vieira C, Hoikkala A, Vieira J. (2007). Comparative polytene chromosome maps of D. montana and D. virilis. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Discovery of an unexpected function of a protein linked to …
A microscope image of polytene chromosomes from Drosophila melanogaster, in which, using staining techniques, scientists have visualized ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
3
Wash: not just for the cytoplasm anymore
Microscopic examination of polytene chromosomes from wash mutants revealed a general lack of organization as well as increased ... «Fred Hutch News Service, Apr 15»
4
Fruit flies reveal normal function of a gene mutated in …
Fly polytene chromosome preparation …more. Disruptive clumps of mutated protein are often blamed for clogging cells and interfering with ... «Medical Xpress, Jan 14»
5
Little Elongation Complex: Study reveals key piece of RNA-splicing …
The little elongation complex (LEC) regulates transcription initiation and elongation of snRNA genes. Shown is a polytene chromosome spread ... «Phys.Org, Aug 13»
6
11 Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Attack In Kano
... one black polytene bag containing items for bomb making, five bags containing substances for making bomb, 20 sealed bags of substances ... «P.M. News, Dec 11»
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Adaptation of the AFLP technique as a new tool to detect genetic …
In Drosophila, the most widely used technique to detect transposition has traditionally been in situ hybridization on polytene chromosomes, which requires prior ... «BioTechniques.com, Apr 11»

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