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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley