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Meaning of chromosome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm

Definitions

A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

Equivalents

Bosanski kromosom
Català cromosoma
Čeština chromozom
Dansk kromosom
Deutsch Chromosom
Ελληνικά χρωμόσωμα
Esperanto kromosomo
Español cromosoma
Suomi kromosomi
Français chromosome
Gaeilge crómasóm
Galego cromosoma
ગુજરાતી રંગસૂત્ર
עברית כרומוזום
हिन्दी गुणसूत्र
Hrvatski kromosom
Magyar kromoszóma
Հայերեն քրոմոսոմ
Bahasa Indonesia kromosom
Íslenska litningur
Italiano cromosoma
日本語 染色体
ქართული ქრომოსომა
Қазақша хромосома
한국어 물들체 염색체
Lietuvių chromosoma
Latviešu hromosoma
Македонски хромозом
मराठी गुणसूत्र
नेपाली गुणसूत्र
Nederlands chromosoom
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੁਣਸੂਤਰ
Polski chromosom
Português cromossoma cromossomo
Română cromozom
Русский хромосома
Slovenčina chromozóm
Српски kromosom
Svenska kromosom
Kiswahili chembeuzi
Tagalog kromosoma
Türkçe kromozom
Tiếng Việt nhiễm 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
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