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Definitions for Chromosomes
[1] any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
[2] any of the microscopic rod-shaped structures that appear in a cell nucleus during cell division, consisting of nucleoprotein arranged into units (genes) that are responsible for the transmission of hereditary characteristics See also homologous chromosomes
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Words nearby Chromosomes
chromosomechromosomal instability syndrome, chromosomal map, chromosomal region, chromosomal syndrome, chromosomal trait, chromosome, chromosome aberration, chromosome band, chromosome map, chromosome mapping, chromosome number
Origin of Chromosomes
First recorded in 1885–90; chromo- + -some3
Other words from Chromosomes
chro·mo·so·mal , adjective
chro·mo·so·mal·ly , adverb
in·ter·chro·mo·so·mal , adjective
in·ter·chro·mo·so·mal·ly , adverb
non·chro·mo·so·mal , adjective
chro′mo•so′ mal (-sō′ məl ) null adj.