Definition of CHROMOSOME. Meaning of CHROMOSOME. Synonyms of CHROMOSOME

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Definition of CHROMOSOME

Chromosome
Chromosome Chro"mo*some`, n. [Gr. ? color + ? the body.] (Biol.) One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the idant of Weismann.

Meaning of CHROMOSOME from wikipedia

- A chromosome is a package of DNA containing part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes, the very long thin DNA fibers are...
- The Y chromosome is one of two **** chromosomes in therian mammals and other organisms. Along with the X chromosome, it is part of the XY ****-determination...
- The X chromosome is one of the two **** chromosomes in many organisms, including mammals, and is found in both males and females. It is a part of the XY...
- A chromosomal abnormality, chromosomal anomaly, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal mutation, or chromosomal disorder is a missing, extra, or irregular...
- present on chromosomes. In humans, most mammals, and some other species, two of the chromosomes, called the X chromosome and Y chromosome, code for ****...
- **** chromosomes (also referred to as allosomes, heterotypical chromosome, gonosomes, heterochromosomes, or idiochromosomes) are chromosomes that carry...
- Chromosome 2 is one of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 2 is the second-largest...
- of maternal and paternal chromosome copies, respectively, in each homologous chromosome pair—the form in which chromosomes naturally exist. Somatic cells...
- A pair of homologous chromosomes, or homologs, is a set of one maternal and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other inside a cell during meiosis...
- The list of organisms by chromosome count describes ploidy or numbers of chromosomes in the cells of various plants, animals, protists, and other living...