染色体 — meaning in English
rǎn sè tǐ
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English meaning
- chromosome noun A thread-like structure of tightly coiled DNA and protein that carries an organism's genes.
Senses
染色体 is used for these senses in English:
- chromosome (cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.