English > chromosome: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order. |
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| Example | "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes" |
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| Part of | nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon | A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |
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| Parts | centromere, kinetochore | A specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape |
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| chromatid | One of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis |
| chromatin, chromatin granule | The readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins |
| gene, cistron, factor | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain |
| nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser | The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division |
| telomere | Either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome |
| Narrower | acentric chromosome | A chromosome lacking a centromere |
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| acrocentric chromosome | A chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long |
| autosome, somatic chromosome | Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
| metacentric chromosome | A chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position |
| sex chromosome | (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual |
| telocentric chromosome | A chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position |
| Broader | body | An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects |
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| Spanish | cromosoma |
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| Catalan | cromosoma |
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| Adjectives | chromosomal | of or relating to a chromosome |
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