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chromosome

chro·mo·some

UK/ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/ US/ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/ uncommon

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a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

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19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Equivalent to chromo- + -some.

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