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chromosome

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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

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Words contain "chromosome":
acentric chromosome acrocentric chromosome chromosome chromosome mapping metacentric chromosome sex chromosome somatic chromosome telocentric chromosome x chromosome y chromosome
Words contain "chromosome" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
y chromosome univalent autosome somatic chromosome chromosome aneuploidy heteroploid turner's syndrome virusoid haplotype more...

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