what is the meaning of chromosomes
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A chromosome is a strand of DNA that is encoded with genes. In most cells, humans have 22 pairs of these chromosomes plus the two sex chromosomes (XX in females and XY in males) for a total of 46. The word chromosome was originally coined in German from the Greek words khroma, meaning color, and soma meaning body.
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A thread like structure of nuclear acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cell, carrying genetic information in the form of genes are called chromosomes...
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