chromonema

(krō'mə-nē'mə)
n., pl., -ma·ta (-mə-tə).
The spirally coiled central filament of a chromatid along which the chromomeres are aligned.

[CHROMO(SOME) + Greek nēma, thread.]

chromonematic chro'mo·ne·mat'ic (-nə-măt'ĭk) or chro'mo·ne'mic (-nē'mĭk) adj.

(krō'mə-nē'mə)
n., pl. -ma·ta (-mə-tə).

The coiled filament that extends the entire length of a chromosome and on which the genes are located.

Pl. chromonemata [Gr.] the coiled central thread of a chromatid along which lie the chromomeres.