different between chromosome vs metaphase

English

Etymology

19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “colour”) + ???? (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Equivalent to chromo- +? -some.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k???.m??s??m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?o?m??so?m/, /?k?o?m??zo?m/

Noun

chromosome (plural chromosomes)

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

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Further reading

• chromosome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• chromosome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• chromosome at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

19th century: chromo- +? -some, from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “colour”) + ???? (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.mo.zom/
• Homophone: chromosomes
• Hyphenation: chro?mo?some

Noun

chromosome m (plural chromosomes)

1. (biology, cytology) chromosome

Hyponyms

• autosome
• chromoïde
• gonosome

Meronyms

• chromatide

Holonyms

• caryotype

Derived terms

• chromosomique
• hétérochromosome

Further reading

• “chromosome” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

meta- +? phase

Noun

metaphase (plural metaphases)

1. (biology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis, that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.

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