chromosome number

chro·mo·some num·ber

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Definitions of chromosome number words

noun chromosome number the number of chromosomes present in each somatic cell, which is constant for any one species of plant or animal. In the reproductive cells this number is halved 3
noun chromosome number the characteristic number of chromosomes contained in the cell nucleus of a given species. 1

before 1905

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First recorded in 1905-10

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