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χρωμόσωμα — meaning in English

chromosoma

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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

χρωμόσωμα 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.
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