chromosome
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Some clades occupy highly isolated parts of the genome map because their chromosome architecture has few close parallels.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Year 8 student from Western Australia has Down Syndrome – a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 which leads to physical and intellectual disabilities.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The protein does not operate exclusively at chromosome ends.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Down's syndrome is when you're born with an extra chromosome - and people with the condition are likely to have some level of learning disability.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
Most healthy cells in the human body are diploid, meaning they contain two complete sets of chromosomes, with one inherited from each parent.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The result was a type of cell known as a tetraploid cell, which contains four complete sets of chromosomes rather than the usual two.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ancestral chromosomes can combine, or they can separate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The sex specific genetic switches were much less concentrated on the sex chromosomes than researchers anticipated.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Outside, Deborah threw open the back of her jeep and rummaged through blankets, clothes, and papers until she turned around holding the photo of Henrietta’s chromosomes that Christoph Lengauer had given her.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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