different between chromosome vs tetraploid
chromosome
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)
- (cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
Related terms
Derived terms
Translations
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)
- (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).
chromosome From the web:
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- what chromosomes do females have
- what chromosome determines gender
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- what chromosome is affected by down syndrome
- what chromosome is male
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- what chromosomes make a male
tetraploid
English
Etymology
tetra- +? -ploid
Adjective
tetraploid (not comparable)
- (genetics) Having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus.
Noun
tetraploid (plural tetraploids)
- A tetraploid cell.
- A tetraploid organism.
Derived terms
- autotetraploid
- heterotetraploid
See also
- diploid
- polyploid
tetraploid From the web:
- tetraploid meaning
- tetraploid what does it mean
- what causes tetraploidy
- what is tetraploid ryegrass
- what is tetraploid wheat
- what makes tetraploids good crops
- what is tetraploid daylily
- what is tetraploid in plants
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