Associations to the word «Chromosome»

Wiktionary

CHROMOSOME, noun. (biology) (cytology) A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.

Dictionary definition

CHROMOSOME, noun. A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes".

Wise words

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