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Definition chromosome in British English

chromosome noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/
1

a structure that looks like a very small piece of string and that exists, usually as one of a pair, in the central part of all living cells. Chromosomes contain genes.

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Definition chromosome in British English