chromosome

Under normal conditions, these cells divide to produce new cells with the same chromosome arrangement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Abnormal chromosome numbers have long been linked to dangerous tumor behavior, but the new research indicates that cell size may offer additional clues about a cancer's potential to grow and spread.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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

Working with mustard gas, they found that this chemical produces permanent chromosome abnormalities that cannot be distinguished from those induced by radiation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

To study the consequences of these abnormalities, Cimini's team manipulated diploid cancer cells so they would duplicate their chromosomes without completing cell division.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

For the past five years, Sweet and fellow graduate student Mat Bloomfield have worked with cell biologist Daniela Cimini to investigate cells carrying abnormal numbers of chromosomes, a common characteristic of cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Occasionally, however, something goes wrong during division, leaving cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes.

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

Frivolously worrying whether bacteria had one, two, or three chromosomes would not help us win the DNA structure.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson