Chromosome - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkrəʊməsəʊm|
Brit.
|ˈkrəʊməsəʊm|
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
singular: chromosome
plural: chromosomes
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