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chromosome

noun

A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

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Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
HR
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

    “Humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes”

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Humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes

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