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Word: Chromosome
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: coined in German from Greek khrōma ‘colour’ + sōma ‘body’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkrəʊməsəʊm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
Short Definition:structure of nucleic acids and protein
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