Main Entry: chro·mo·mere

Pronunciation: \ˈkrō-mə-ˌmir\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1896

: one of the small bead-shaped and heavily staining masses of coiled chromatin that are linearly arranged along the chromosome

— chro·mo·mer·ic \ˌkrō-mə-ˈmer-ik, -ˈmir-\ adjective