ABC - DEF - GHI - JKL - MNO - PQRS - TUV - WXYZ Chromosome
Definition:
One of the threadlike "packages" of genes and other DNA in the nucleus of a
cell. Different kinds of organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. Humans
have 23 pairs of chromosomes, 46 in all: 44 autosomes and two sex chromosomes.
Each parent contributes one chromosome to each pair, so children get half of
their chromosomes from their mothers and half from their fathers.
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NHGRI
Talking Glossary of Genetic
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National Human Genome Research
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