Chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein that is found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromo...
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Legend:; Representation of the 23 paired chromosomes of the human male. Chromosome: a very long DNA molecule and associated proteins, that carry portions of the hereditary information of an organism.
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In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure.
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/basics/chromosome
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The DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes. A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece of DNA, which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other intervening nucleotide ... ... A chromosome is, minimally,
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www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/chromosome.htm
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chromosome ( ) n. A threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells that carries the genes and functions in ... Chromosomes are distinguished from one another by length and position of the centromere. They are metacentric (centromere in the middle of the chromosome),
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www.answers.com/topic/chromosome
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Human Chromosome 22 Project Overview ... Chromosome 22 Data ... The sequence of human chromosome 22 was completed in December 1999. An international consortium of sequencing centres released into the public domain the genetic code of the 33.5 million bps that comprise the euchromatic portion of human chromosome 22.
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www.sanger.ac.uk/HGP/Chr22/
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on chromosome (biology), the microscopic, threadlike part of the cell that carries hereditary information in the form of genes. ... Every species has a characteristic number of chromosomes (chromosome number). In species that reproduce asexually, the chromosome number is the same in...
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Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms ... A chromosome is an organized package of DNA found in the nucleus of the cell. Different organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. ... Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes--22 pairs of numbered chromosomes, called autosomes, and one pair of sex chromosomes, X and Y.
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www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=chromosome
www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=chromosome
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