also  iso*pyc*no*sis  n :  the quality or state of some chromosomes or of parts of some chromosomes in a nucleus of staining uniformly and being coiled to the same degree - compare HETEROPYKNOSIS  iso*pyk*not*ic also  iso*pyc*not*ic  adj 
 
 
 
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