noun
- a continuous thread of chromatin formed during the early stages of cell division
Usage: biology
Examples
- The spireme becomes visible under the microscope during prophase.
- Scientists observed the spireme coiling and condensing into chromosomes.
- The formation of the spireme marks the beginning of mitosis.
- Each spireme contains the genetic material that will be divided between daughter cells.
- The spireme gradually shortens and thickens as cell division progresses.