Neuter
Chromosom
Meaning
chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁomoˈzoːm/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Coined by Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer in 1888.
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