Chromosome — definition

1. chromosome (Noun)

1 definition

chromosome (Noun) — A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order. ex. "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes"

1 type of
body
7 types
acentric chromosome acrocentric chromosome autosome metacentric chromosome sex chromosome somatic chromosome telocentric chromosome
13 parts
centromere chromatid chromatin chromatin granule cistron factor gene kinetochore nucleolar organiser nucleolar organizer nucleolus organiser nucleolus organizer telomere
3 parts of
cell nucleus karyon nucleus
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