Look up: chromosome

1. Chromosome
   [genetic algorithm] In genetic algorithms, a chromosome (also sometimes called a genome) is a set of parameters which define a proposed solution to the problem that the genetic algorithm is trying to solve. The chromosome is often represented as a simple string, although a wide variety of ot...
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2. chromosome
   Linear piece of eukaryotic DNA, often bound by specialized proteins known as histones.
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3. Chromosome
   rod-shaped bodies in the nuclei of cells that consist of a string of genes and maintain the structure or arrangement of the genetic code (DNA).
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4. Chromosome
   Chromosomes are long DNA molecules on which genes (the basic genetic codes) are located. Domestic cattle have 30 pairs of chromosomes.
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5. Chromosome
   A single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled strant of DNA, condensed into a compact structure in vivo by complexing with accessory histones or histone-like proteins. Chromosomes exist in pairs in higher eukaryotes. (See Chromosome walking.)
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6. chromosome
   One or more microscopic rod-shaped elements in the nucleus of a cell that contain genetic information for that cell. Chromosomes are composed of DNA and protein
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7. Chromosome
   A thread-like body found in cell nuclei, comprised of genes arranged in linear order. In higher organisms chromosomes consist of DNA in association with protein. In bacteria they exist as naked DNA. While genes are the units of heredity, chromosomes are the units of transmission from one generation to the next. During cell division chromosomes may break, rejoin or cross over giving rise to new genetic combinations.
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8. chromosome
   (Variation and inheritance) one of the rod shaped bodies found in the nucleus of cells that contain genetic information (DNA)
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9. chromosome
   [n] - a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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10. Chromosome
    This is a thin filament of DNA double-helix found in the cell nucleus. It is vitally important to biological systems because it carries the body's genes. The nucleus of the human cell contains 46 chromosomes, each with a molecular weight of the order of 100 billion.
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11. Chromosome
    [pronounce: crow-mow-sOme ] Thread-like strands contained in the nucleus of cells. They contain the instructions for a living thing.
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12. Chromosome
    Gene-containing bodies that are found in the nucleus of all cells. Human beings possess forty-six chromosomes made up of twenty-three pairs.
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13. chromosome
    (Learning Modules / Biology / DNA / Glossary) A threadlike 'package' or structure of genes, made up of DNA in the nucleus of a cell. Chromosomes direct the activity within the cell and pass on genetic information to new cells. Different kinds of organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. Humans have 23 pairs, 46 in all: 44 autosomes and two sex chromosomes.
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14. Chromosome
    This is a structure in the nucleus of a cell composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and protein; the chromosome forms the basis of heredity and carries genetic information in DNA in the form of a sequence of nitrogenous bases.
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15. Chromosome
    This is a structure in the nucleus of a cell composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and protein; the chromosome forms the basis of heredity and carries genetic information in DNA in the form of a sequence of nitrogenous bases.
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16. Chromosome
    A structural unit of genetic material consisting of a long molecule of DNA complexed with special proteins in eukaryotes, but not in prokaryotes
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17. Chromosome
    Found in the nucleus (centre) of all human cells, the chromosomes are made of millions of genes. The genes are codes that control the cell. One set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent through the egg and sperm that join together when an egg is fertilised during conception.
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18. Chromosome
    A structure made of genes found in the nucleus of a cell
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19. Chromosome
    Chromosomes are the parts of a body cell that carry genes. A human cell usually has 23 pairs of chromosomes.
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20. Chromosome
    One of the 46 small bodies in the nucleus of cells, which carry genes. Also may be known as “genome�. An abnormality of chromosomes may cause conditions such as Down`s syndrome
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21. Chromosome
    A part of a cell which contains the genes.
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22. Chromosome
    Chromosome: A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized into 24 distinct, physically separate microscopic units called chromosomes. All genes are arranged linearly along the chromosomes. The nucleus of most human cells contains two se...
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23. chromosome
    The carrier of the genetic information of the cell. Category: Medicine
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24. chromosome
    The DNA of eukaryotes is subdivided into chromosomes, presumably for convenience of handling, each of which has a long length of DNA associated with various proteins. The chromosomes become more tightly packed at mitosis and become aligned on the metaphase plate. Each chromosome has a characteristic length and banding pattern. See C banding, G banding.
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25. Chromosome
    Chro'mo·some` noun [ Greek ... color + ... the body.] (Biol.) One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the idant of Weismann.
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