Oxford Dictionary English chromosome noun noun BrE BrE//ˈkrəʊməsəʊm// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈkroʊməsoʊm// (biology) Genetic engineering, Cell biology Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsone of the very small structures like threads in the nuclei (= central parts) of animal and plant cells, that carry the genes Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells. see also sex chromosome, X chromosome, Y chromosome Wordfinderbiologybiology, biotechnology, breed, cell, chromosome, DNA, gene, mutation, organism, protein Oxford Collocations DictionaryChromosome is used after these nouns: sex See full entry See related entries: Genetic engineering, Cell biology Word Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek khrōma ‘colour’ + sōma ‘body’.See chromosome in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee chromosome in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: chromosome oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
