CHROMOSOMES

Meaning of CHROMOSOMES in English

Chromosomes are microscopic components of every cell in the body that carry all of the genetic material that will eventually determine hair color, eye color and our overall appearance and makeup.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

PROPHASE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1884 the initial stage of mitosis and of the mitotic division of meiosis characterized …
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SEX CHROMOSOME — Either of a pair of chromosome s that determine whether an individual is male or female. The sex chromosomes of …
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PLOIDY — Number of sets of In normal human body cells, chromosomes exist in pairs, a condition called diploidy. During {{link=meiosis">meiosis the …
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MEIOSIS — or reduction division Division of a gamete-producing cell in which the nucleus splits twice, resulting in four sex cells (gametes, …
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CHROMOSOME — Microscopic, threadlike part of a cell that carries hereditary information in the form of The structure and location of chromosomes …
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PROPHASE — I. ˈprōˌfāz noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pro- (I) + phase; originally formed in German : the initial phase of …
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PROPHASE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1884 1. : the initial stage of mitosis and of the mitotic division of …
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PROPHASE — [pro.phase] n [ISV] (1884) 1: the initial stage of mitosis and of the mitotic division of meiosis characterized by the …
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VARIATION — in biology, any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms of any species caused either by genetic differences …
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SPERM — also called Spermatozoon, plural Spermatozoa, male reproductive cell, produced by most animals. With the exception of nematode worms, decapods (e.g., …
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SEX CHROMOSOME — either of a pair of chromosomes that determine whether an individual is male or female. The sex chromosomes of human …
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SEX — the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groupsmale and femalethat complement each other …
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PLOIDY — in genetics, the number of chromosomes occurring in the nucleus of a cell. In normal somatic (body) cells, the chromosomes …
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MITOSIS — a process of cell duplication, or reproduction, during which one cell gives rise to two genetically identical daughter cells. Strictly …
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MEIOSIS — also called Reduction Division, division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four …
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HUMAN DISEASE — an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Additional reading Lawrie …
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FERN — any of several nonflowering vascular plants that possess true roots, stems, and complex leaves and that reproduce by spores. They …
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CONSANGUINITY — kinship characterized by the sharing of common ancestors. The word is derived from the Latin consanguineus, of common blood, which …
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CHROMOSOME — the microscopic, threadlike part of the cell that carries hereditary information in the form of genes. The structure and location …
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CELL DIVISION — the process by which cells reproduce. See meiosis; mitosis. Internal membranes The presence of internal membranes distinguishes eukaryotic cells (cells …
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CELL — in electricity, unit structure used to generate an electrical current by some means other than the motion of a conductor …
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SUTTON, WALTER S(TANBOROUGH) — (b. 1877, Utica, N.Y., U.S.d. Nov. 10, 1916, Kansas City, Kan.), U.S. geneticist who provided the first conclusive evidence that …
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HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION — Heredity and evolution The gene in populations In the study of heredity the first question that arises is how the …
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BRIDGES, CALVIN BLACKMAN — born Jan. 11, 1889, Schuyler Falls, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 27, 1938, Los Angeles, Calif. American geneticist who helped establish …
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BOVERI, THEODOR HEINRICH — (b. Oct. 12, 1862, Bamberg, Bavaria d. Oct. 15, 1915, Wrzburg), German cytologist whose work with roundworm eggs proved that …
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CHROMOSOME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES X chromosome Y chromosome COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE complete ▪ There is no diploid …
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PLOIDY — n. Number of sets of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. In normal human body cells, chromosomes exist in …
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MEIOSIS — n. or reduction division Division of a gamete-producing cell in which the nucleus splits twice, resulting in four sex cells …
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CHROMOSOME — n. Microscopic, threadlike part of a cell that carries hereditary information in the form of genes . The structure and …
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MALE CHROMOSOME COMPLEMENT — The large majority of males have a 46, XY chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including an X and a Y chromosome). …
English Dictionary of Medicine
FEMALE — The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". …
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