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chromosome

[kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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Using live cell imaging and chromosome specific labeling techniques, the scientists tracked how cells behaved after undergoing whole genome duplication through the two different mechanisms.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Genetic tests can show your risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while other tests measure your telomeres—that’s the tip of the chromosome, whose length indicates biological age.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

During his first appointment in Seattle, my parents learned that their seven-year-old’s illness was accompanied by the Philadelphia chromosome.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The results showed that segments of the Y chromosome matched across the participants.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Because the chromosome number for a given species is constant, the egg and the sperm, which are to unite to form a new individual, must carry to their union only half the species number.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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