Dna vs. Chromosome

Dnanoun

alternative form of DNA

Dnanoun

abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid; - more commonly used than the full name. See also RNA.

Dnanoun

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information;

Dnanoun

deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

Dnanoun

the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable

Chromosomenoun

A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

Chromosomenoun

One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the idant of Weismann.

Chromosomenoun

a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

Chromosome

A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. Most eukaryotic chromosomes include packaging proteins called histones which, aided by chaperone proteins, bind to and condense the DNA molecule to maintain its integrity.