chromosomes
noun#26,866
Translations
- 染色体せんしょくたい
- 性染色体せいせんしょくたい
- 染色体地図せんしょくたいちず
- Ｙ染色体ワイせんしょくたい
English definition
- a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Examples
- The chromosomes in our cells contain the whole of our genetic material.
- How many chromosomes does a human being have?