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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 199chromophobe cells Cells that do not absorb stains readily.see chromophilic.chromophore n. [Gr. chroma, color; phorein, to bear] A groupof atoms to whose presence definite color in a compoundare attributed, and when combined with certain salt-forminggroups (auxochromes) produce dyes.chromoprotein n. [Gr. chroma, color; proteios, primary] Acompound protein that contains a pigment, as in hemoglobinof higher animals and hemocyanin of lower animals.chromosomal aberration see chromosome aberrationchromosomal inversion Reversal of the linear order of thegenes in a segment of a chromosome.chromosomal vesicle see karyomerechromosome n. [Gr. chroma, color; soma, body] One of thedeeply staining DNA-containing bodies in the nucleus of thecell that carries genetic information arranged in a linear sequence.see diploid, haploid, polyploid.chromosome aberration In a broad sense, all types ofchanges in chromosome structure and chromosome number.chromosome complement The group of chromosomes derivedfrom a particular gametic or zygotic nucleus, composedof one, two or more chromosome sets; karyotype.chromosome diminution In embryogenesis, the eliminationof certain chromosomes from cells that form somatic tissue.chromosome map The graphic representation showing theposition of genes belonging to a particular linkage group.chromosome mutation A structural change in chromosomesegments involving gain, loss or relocation.chromosomin n. [Gr. chroma, color; soma, body] A nonhistonechromosomal protein.chromotropic a. [Gr. chroma, color; trope, turn] Controllingpigmentation.chronic a. [Gr. chronos, time] Of long duration; not acute.chronocline n. [Gr. chronos, time; klinein, to slant] A mor-