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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
chromosome
chromo·some [chromosome chromosomes] BrE [ˈkrəʊməsəʊm] NAmE [ˈkroʊməsoʊm] noun (biology)
one of the very small structures like threads in the nuclei (= central parts) of animal and plant cells, that carry the ↑genes
•Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells.
see also ↑sex chromosome, ↑X chromosome, ↑Y chromosome
Derived Word: ↑chromosomal
Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek khrōma ‘colour’ + sōma ‘body’.
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