chromosome (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
examples humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes
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Hypernym body
Part holonym nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
Derivationally related form chromosome → chromosomal
Part meronym nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser; chromatin, chromatin granule; gene, cistron, factor; chromatid; centromere, kinetochore; telomere
Hyponym sex chromosome; autosome, somatic chromosome; acentric chromosome; acrocentric chromosome; metacentric chromosome; telocentric chromosome
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Derivationally related form chromosomal → chromosome
Pertainym (pertains to noun) chromosomal → chromosome
Part meronym nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
Part holonym nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser; chromatin, chromatin granule; gene, cistron, factor; chromatid; centromere, kinetochore; telomere
Hypernym sex chromosome; autosome, somatic chromosome; acentric chromosome; acrocentric chromosome; metacentric chromosome; telocentric chromosome
Hyponym body

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