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chromosome

[kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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Instead, chromosome changes tend to move along a restricted set of irreversible pathways that the researchers describe as "evolutionary highways."

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

From then on, the question is no longer simply which chromosome survived, but in what kind of society these transmissions took place.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The abnormality consists of the loss of part of a chromosome.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Telomeres are protective structures located at the ends of chromosomes.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Chromosome-scale assemblies provide much more detail by arranging genes in their proper order across complete chromosomes.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The results suggest that the repeated emergence of complex insect societies may depend more on biological traits specific to certain evolutionary groups than on the way chromosomes are inherited.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

Scientists have long known that TRF2 mainly operates at telomeres, the protective DNA caps located at the tips of chromosomes.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

In the summer of 1902, working on grasshopper sperm and egg cells—which have particularly gigantic chromosomes—Sutton also postulated that genes were physically carried on chromosomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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