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Etymology
19th century: Greek, ���μα (colour) + ��μα (body), due to the fact that they are stained under microscope.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�kr��m��s��m/ (UK) or /�kro�m��so�m/ (US)
SAMPA|/"kr@Um@%s@Um/ (UK) or /"kroUm@%soUm/ (US)
Noun
chromosome (plural: chromosomes)
#cytology A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.
Derived terms
chromosomal
isochromosome
X chromosome
Y chromosome
Translations
Chinese: ��� (r�ncè t�)
Czech: chromozom m
Danish: kromosom
Dutch: chromosoom n
Esperanto: kromosomo
Finnish: kromosomi
French: chromosome m
German: Chromosom n
Greek: ���μ���μα (khromósoma) n
Indonesian: kromosom
Italian: cromosoma m
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Japanese: ��� (�������, senshokutai)
Korean: ��체 (���, yeomsaekchae)
Polish: chromosom
Portuguese: cromossoma m (Portugal), cromossomo m (Brazil)
Romanian: cromozom m
Russian: ��омо�ома (khromosóma) f
Spanish: cromosoma m
Swedish: kromosom c
Turkish: kromozom
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