chromosomal

chro·mo·some

C0339600 (krō′mə-sōm′)n.1. A linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information.2. A circular strand of DNA in bacteria and archaea that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life.

chro′mo·so′mal (-sō′məl), chro′mo·so′mic (-sō′mĭk) adj.chro′mo·so′mal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

chromosomal - of or relating to a chromosome; "chromosomal defect"

Translations

chromosomal

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chromosomal

chro·mo·som·al

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