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chromosome

[kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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Chromosome tests came into fashion for a while but were successfully challenged by Spanish runner Maria Jose Martinez-Patino in the 1980s because they could not account for rare conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

Chromosome microdeletions refer to a condition in which several genes in a chromosome are missing.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

Chromosome structures may also be rearranged, for example by inversion or translocation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Chromosome spreads were prepared and observed for abnormalities.

From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017

Sex Chromosome, a special chromosome which is supposed to be concerned in the determination of sex.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.




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