(n.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
Example Sentences:
(1) In situ hybridization shows that the Y chromosome in C. castanea also has a large nucleolus organizing region.
(2) C. castanea also lacked the X-autosome translocation possessed by the other two species.
(3) The G-band patterns of the chromosomes of the Carollia species were similar, but the C-band (heterochromatin) pattern of C. castanea (Peru) lacked much of the heterochromatin common to the other two species.
(4) - Although the nucleolus organizing regions of most mammalian karyotypes are found on the autosomes, the X chromosomes in Carollia perspicillata and C. castanea carry large clusters of sequences complementary to ribosomal RNA.
Chinquapin
Definition:
(n.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat.