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isochore

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isochore [′ī·sə‚kȯr]
(physics)
A graph that shows the variation of one quantity with another; for example, the variation of pressure with temperature, when the volume of the substance is held constant. Also known as isochor; isometric.

isochore [′īs·ə‚kȯr]
(genetics)
In mammals and birds, an organizational unit of chromosome DNA that is usually characterized by a fairly constant proportion of guanine-cytosine base pairs throughout its length (usually 200-1000 kilobase pairs long); genes are concentrated in the G-C rich isochores.


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