Chromosome Word Poster

Chromosome

/ˈkroʊ.mə.soʊm/

Connotation: Neutral Linked with natural, and vital parts of the body. Similar to chromatin and commonly linked with chimera.

Noun

Origin:Chromosome was coined in late 19th century GermanEtymology:Greek khrōma + Greek soma into German chromosome.Word-Stem Analysiskhrōma: colorsoma: body

A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Derivativeschromosomal (adjective)chromosomally (adverb)interchromosomal (adjective)

Synonym: gene, heredity, genetic codeAntonyms: carcinogen, pathogen, bacterium

''Cells in the body of depressed people appear older and contain chromosomes with shorter telomeres'' (Grant 3)

''Chromosome count of/ Human being, Reeve's Muntjac deer or Sable antelope/ are same and/ diploid number of chromosomes are 46/ But human is more powerful/ Than the others'' (Musaddeq 1)

Visible differences in the chromosome have even been observed, which are due apparently to an unequal division by which an additional or accessory chromosome is produced.