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n. pl. [Gr. dim. chroma, color]The minute granules of which a chromomere is composed.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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chro|mi|ole — «KROH mee ohl», noun. a small fragment or granule of chromatin: »Each chromomere consists in turn of one or more smaller particles called chromioles (Heber W. Youngken). ╂[formed as a diminutive of Greek chrôma color] … Useful english dictionary
