chromosome Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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
WordNet
Chro"mo*some` noun
Etymology
Gr. color + the body.Definitions
(Biol.) One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the idant of Weismann.
