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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chro•mo•some /ˈkroʊməˌsoʊm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geneticsone of a set of threadlike structures in a cell that carry the genes determining an individual's inherited traits:There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body.
chro•mo•so•mal, adj. See -chrom-, -som-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chro•mo•some (krō′mə sōm′),USA pronunciation n. [Genetics.]- Geneticsany of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size andXandYfor the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
chro′mo•so′mal, adj. chro′mo•so′mal•ly, adv. |