A chromosome

noun

, Genetics.

1. any chromosome belonging to the normal set characteristic of a given species.

Word History and Origins

Origin of A chromosome¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

“Denmark is probably the best country in the world at collecting this data - we have a national registry with everyone who has ever had a chromosome examination.”

From BBC

The first takes advantage of genetic redundancy -- the presence of multiple copies of the same gene on a chromosome -- so that intact copies of the gene can compensate for copies that might acquire mutations.

From Science Daily

Chromosome microdeletions refer to a condition in which several genes in a chromosome are missing.

From Science Daily

More than half of them are near centromeres, the region of a chromosome harboring silenced genes.

From Science Daily

It was also discovered that 30.5 percent of them had at least two common alternative forms of a gene caused by a mutation located in the same place on a chromosome.

From Science Daily