chromosome

名词 chromosome:

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

1. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
   基因座在一条染色体上某种给定基因所占的位置

chro.mo.some

n.（名词）
A threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of animal and plant cells that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information.
染色体：动物细胞核和植物细胞中一条线状的DNA链和辅助蛋白 ，携带了传递遗传信息的基因和功能团
A circular strand of DNA in bacteria and cyanobacteria that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life.
染色体：细菌和含氰细菌中的环形DNA链，含有细胞生命必需的遗传信息

【引伸】
chro.moso.mal
chro.moso.mally
adv.（副词）