chromosome
Definitions
A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
Equivalents
43 more languages
Bosanskikromosom
Catalàcromosoma
Češtinachromozom
Danskkromosom
Ελληνικάχρωμόσωμα
Esperantokromosomo
Suomikromosomi
Gaeilgecrómasóm
Galegocromosoma
ગુજરાતીરંગસૂત્ર
עבריתכרומוזום
हिन्दीगुणसूत्र
Hrvatskikromosom
Magyarkromoszóma
Հայերենքրոմոսոմ
Bahasa Indonesiakromosom
Íslenskalitningur
Italianocromosoma
日本語染色体
ქართულიქრომოსომა
Қазақ тіліхромосома
Lietuviųchromosoma
Latviešuhromosoma
Македонскихромозом
मराठीगुणसूत्र
नेपालीगुणसूत्र
Nederlandschromosoom
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਗੁਣਸੂਤਰ
Polskichromosom
Românăcromozom
Русскийхромосома
Slovenčinachromozóm
Српскиkromosom
Svenskakromosom
Kiswahilichembeuzi
ไทยโครโมโซม
Tagalogkromosoma
Türkçekromozom
Tiếng Việtnhiễm sắc thể
Examples
“Chromosomes store genetic information.”
“A length of DNA is divided into segments called chromosomes and shorter individual units called genes.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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