polytenization
/ˌpɒlɪtiːnʌɪˈzeɪʃn/Cell Biol.
noun
The reduplication of genetic material resulting in a polytene chromosome.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. From polytene + -ization.
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