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MeSH Heading: Polytene Chromosomes
Tree Number(s): A11.284.187.440.500; A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.580; G05.360.162.440.500
Unique ID: D059007
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059007
Scope Note: Extra large CHROMOSOMES, each consisting of many identical copies of a chromosome lying next to each other in parallel.
Entry Term(s): Polytene Chromosome
Previous Indexing: Chromosomes (1963-2010)
See Also: Endoreduplication; Polyploidy
Public MeSH Note: 2013; see CHROMOSOME, POLYTENE 2011-2012
History Note: 2013 (2011)
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Polytene Chromosomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025