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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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noun
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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