Meaning of CHROMOSOME

Pronunciation:			'krowmu`sowm
Matching Terms:			chromosomal, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, Chromosomal deletion, Chromosomal inversion, chromosomal mutation, chromosome mapping, Chromosome painting, chromosome puffs, Chromosome region p, Chromosome region q, chromosome rosette, chromosome walking, chromosomes
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A structure in a cell nucleus that consists of genes. In humans, 23 pairs of chromosomes, each pair containing one chromosome from each parent, carry the entire genetic code.
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	Related Terms:		accessory chromosome, allele, allelomorph, allosome, Altmann theory, autosome, birth, centromere, character, chromatid, chromatin, chromosome complement, chromosome number, De Vries theory, determinant, determiner, diathesis, diploid number, DNA, endowment, euchromosome, eugenics, factor, Galtonian theory, gene, genesiology, gene-string, genetic code, genetics, genome, haploid number, hereditability, heredity, heritability, heritage, heterochromosome, homologous chromosomes, idiochromosome, inborn capacity, inheritability, inheritance, matrocliny, Mendelianism, Mendelism, monosome, patrocliny, pharmacogenetics, polyploidy, recessive character, replication, RNA, sex chromosome, univalent chromosome, Verworn theory, W chromosome, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, X chromosome, Y chromosome, Z chromosome