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chromosome

[kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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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

If the Y chromosome from these remains matches that of living descendants, it would strengthen historical records and family lineage reconstructions.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

During this time, sperm production stopped completely, and key features of meiosis, including chromosome behavior during prophase 1, were disrupted.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Having pinpointed the location of gender-carrying genes to a single chromosome, Stevens proposed that all genes might be carried on chromosomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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