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chromosome

noun
/ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/UK/ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/US

Etymology

19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Equivalent to chromo- + -some.

  1. derived from χρῶμα
  2. borrowed from Chromosom

Definitions

  1. A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone…

    A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

    • Chromosomes store genetic information.
    • A length of DNA is divided into segments called chromosomes and shorter individual units called genes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at chromosome. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at chromosome. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at chromosome

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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