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/ˈkrōməˌsōm/,
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chromosomes, plural;
  1. A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes

  1. (chromosomal) of or relating to a chromosome; "chromosomal defect"
  2. (chromosome) 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"
  3. A chromosome is an organized building of DNA and protein that is found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions. ...
  4. (Chromosome (genetic algorithm)) In genetic algorithms, a chromosome (also sometimes called a genome) is a set of parameters which define a proposed solution to the problem that the genetic algorithm is trying to solve. ...
  5. (chromosome) A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins
  6. (Chromosome) The self-replicating genetic structure of cells containing the cellular DNA that bears in its nucleotide sequence the linear array of genes.   In prokaryotes, chromosomal DNA is circular, and the entire genome is carried on one chromosome. ...
  7. (Chromosome) Thread like structures present in the centre (nuclei) of all body cells (with the exception of the red blood cells), which store genetic information
  8. (Chromosome) A linear sequence of genes wound up with proteins into a single unit that is found in the nucleus of cells. See also DNA, genes.
  9. (Chromosome) Physical structure consisting of a large DNA molecule organized into genes and supported by proteins called chromatin.
  10. (chromosome) A structural unit within a eukaryotic nucleus that carries genes. A chromosome consists of a long, continuous strand of DNA and associated proteins. See the Figure at NHGRI.
  11. (Chromosome) Part of a cell that contains genetic information. Except for sperm and eggs, all human cells contain 46 chromosomes.
  12. (Chromosome) The nuclear structure of every living cell. Every human cell has normally 46 chromosomes. These chromosomes are made up of genes that govern all of the body's functions, and are also responsible for all the physical characteristics of an individual. Human gametes (i.e. ...
  13. (Chromosome) A circular strand of DNA in bacteria and cyanobacteria that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life.
  14. (Chromosome) One of the bodies in the cell nucleus that is the bearer of genes. There are normally 46 in man.
  15. (Chromosome) An association of genes contained in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
  16. (Chromosome) a structure containing DNA and proteins which carry genetic information (linear in eukaryotes, ring shaped in prokaryotes)
  17. (Chromosome) A structure of DNA and protein found in the cell nucleus. Each chromosome contains hundreds or thousands of the genes that form our hereditary blueprint. ...
  18. (Chromosome) The structures in the cell that carry the genetic material (genes); the genetic messengers of inheritance. The human has forty-six chromosomes, twenty-three coming from the egg and twenty-three coming from the sperm.
  19. (Chromosome) one of a number of small, dark-staining, and more or less rod-shaped bodies situated in the nucleus of a cell.
  20. A chromosome represents a large area of DNA that contains Genes.
  21. (Chromosome) A threadlike structure of DNA and associated proteins which is found in the nucleus of a cell. Chromosomes carry genetic information in the form of genes.
  22. (chromosome) (n): long chain of DNA which contains genetic information coding for a multitude of RNA and protein
  23. (Chromosome) The physical unit of genetic material in a cell. Prokaryotes have usually one large circular chromosome and one or more small circular extra-chromosomal DNA (plasmids). Eukaryotic cells have often several to several dozen chromosomes. ...
  24. (Chromosome) Means “colored body” in Greek. Thread-like structures composed of DNA containing all genetic information from both parents within the nucleus of most cells of the body. Different kinds of organisms have different modal numbers.
  25. (Chromosome) tiny structure in the form of stick situated in the nucleus of cells and which controls the hereditary characters. It is there that are the genes, arranged in order shelf space. Every human being possesses a fixed number of chromosomes, characteristics of the sort.