chro·mo·some

noun

/ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/

(biology)

单词	chromosome
释义	chro·mo·some noun /ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/ /ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/ (biology) one of the very small structures like thin strings in the nuclei (= central parts) of animal and plant cells. Chromosomes carry the genes.染色体 Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells.人类细胞中有 23 对染色体。 see also sex chromosome, X chromosome, Y chromosome Wordfinder biology biotechnology breed cell chromosome DNA gene mutation organism protein Topics Biologyc2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryChromosome is used after these nouns: sex Word Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek khrōma ‘colour’ + sōma ‘body’.
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