Chromosome - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkrəʊməsəʊm|  American pronunciation of the word chromosome
Brit.  |ˈkrəʊməsəʊm|  British pronunciation of the word chromosome

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

Extra examples

The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

Word forms

noun
singular: chromosome
plural: chromosomes
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