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Satellite chromosome — The Satellite Chromosome is the chromosome which has a bulge on the telomeric end and contains the enzyme Sine Acido Nucleinico . Also referred to as SAT Chromosome, it plays a vital role in the formation of the nucleolous after division is… … Wikipedia
satellite chromosome — Genetics. See B chromosome … Useful english dictionary
Satellite DNA — consists of very large arrays of tandemly repeating, non coding DNA. Satellite DNA is the main component of functional centromeres, and form the main structural constituent of heterochromatin.[1][2] The name satellite DNA refers to how… … Wikipedia
satellite — [ satelit ] n. m. • satelite v. 1265; lat. satelles, satellitis « garde du corps » I ♦ 1 ♦ (1665) Corps céleste gravitant sur une orbite elliptique autour d une planète. La Lune est le satellite de la Terre. Les satellites de Jupiter. Satellite… … Encyclopédie Universelle
satellite Y chromosome — satellite Y chromosome. См. Y хромосома со спутником. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
satellite — , satellite body. Minute chromosome portion separated from the main body by the centromere or primary constriction … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
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
satellite — 1. A minor structure accompanying a more important or larger one; e.g., a vein accompanying an artery, or a small or secondary lesion adjacent to a larger one. 2. The posterior member of a pair of gregarine gamonts in syzygy, several of which may … Medical dictionary
Satellite DNA — DNA that contains many tandem (not inverted) repeats of a short basic repeating unit. Satellite DNA is located at very specific spots in the genome (on chromosomes 1, 9, 16 and the Y chromosome, the tiny short arms of chromosomes 13 15 and 21 and … Medical dictionary
B chromosome — Genetics. a type of densely staining chromosome of uncertain biological function, found in many plant and animal species. Also called accessory chromosome, satellite chromosome. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
