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chromosome

[kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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As chromosome mixing accumulates over time, lineages continue to diverge.

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

This is so new a field of study that as yet scientists have been more concerned with identifying the chromosome abnormalities associated with disease and defective development than with speculating about the causes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

A human, an octopus, and a coral may appear to have almost nothing in common, but their chromosomes still contain recognizable fragments inherited from an animal ancestor that lived more than 600 million years ago.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Ancestral chromosomes can combine, or they can separate.

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

Researchers have often assumed that differences between male and female immune systems are largely driven by the X and Y sex chromosomes.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Hsu was the University of Texas geneticist whose earlier work with HeLa and other cells had made it possible to discover the correct number of human chromosomes.

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




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