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Definition of chromosome noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chromosome

noun
 
/ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/
 
/ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/
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  1. one of the very small structures like thin strings in the nuclei (= central parts) of animal and plant cells. Chromosomes carry the genes.
    • Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells.
    see also sex chromosome, X chromosome, Y chromosome
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChromosome is used after these nouns:
    • sex
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek khrōma ‘colour’ + sōma ‘body’.
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