Definition of "chromosomes" []

• Plural form of chromosome. (noun)

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• "Biological information in chromosomes changes by various means, usually sexual mixing, occasionally by mutation."
• "To begin with, researchers were shocked to discover how much DNA on our chromosomes is unspoken for -- that is, not arranged into specific gene sites associated with identifiable traits."
• "Or it could be that the author has taken the human genome as a model: Most of the material in our chromosomes is “junk DNA”, serving no purpose but padding."