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Noun: chromosome  'krow-mu`sowm
  1. 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"

Derived forms: chromosomes

See also: chromosomal

Type of: body

Part of: cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus

Encyclopedia: Chromosome

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