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chromosome

[kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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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 team found that differences in chromosome numbers among animal groups can arise in two main ways.

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

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

But, no matter how well trained, medical eyes couldn’t spot a reces-sive mutation hiding out on a fifth chromosome.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Since that time, chromosomes have repeatedly fused, separated, and been rearranged as new animal lineages emerged.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Ancestral chromosomes can combine, or they can separate.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

It occurs when two chromosomes join, and their genes become intermixed.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

They can reveal which genes an animal possesses without showing exactly where those genes are positioned along its chromosomes.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

But chromosomes clumped together, making it impossible to get an accurate count.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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