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noun Genetics.
any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
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Chromosomal
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| chromosome (ˈkrəʊməˌsəʊm) | |
| —n | |
| See also homologous chromosomes any of the microscopic rod-shaped structures that appear in a cell nucleus during cell division, consisting of nucleoprotein arranged into units (genes) that are responsible for the transmission of hereditary characteristics | |
| chromo'somal | |
| —adj | |
| chromo'somally | |
| —adv | |
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