chromosome

IPA: krˈoʊmʌsoʊm

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

Examples of "chromosome" in Sentences

Do they match the variation in chromosome numbers?
Genitourinary malformations in chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion.
So, adding some Y chromosome is supposed to be a good thing?
The doctor may also look at the blood for changes in chromosome 13.
The research shows that, for the bearded dragon at least, the W chromosome is not necessary in producing a female.
JRA-like polyarthritis in chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge anomalad/velocardiofacial syndrome/conotruncal anomaly face syndrome).
Lack of correlation between impaired T cell production, immunodeficiency, and other phenotypic features in chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion syndromes.
The team suspects that a double dose of a particular gene on the Z chromosome is instead crucial for maleness, and that this gene is inactivated by high temperatures.
Elizabeth Goldmuntz, MD: So you can see that the genetic basis of these disorders can encompass either complete change in chromosome number, like having a complete extra copy of a chromosome.
It starts out in the first chapter of incorrectly asserting that woman came from man (the Y chromosome is actually evolved from the X – which is proved in the fact that all life starts out female).