• n. [遺][細胞][染料] 染色體（形容詞chromosomal，副詞chromosomally）

chromo, 顏色。-some, 身體，見somatic, 軀體的。

chromosome (n.)

1889, from German Chromosom, coined 1888 by German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), from Latinized form of Greek khroma "color" (see chroma) + -some (3)). So called because the structures contain a substance that stains readily with basic dyes.

1. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome.

科學家們希望找出該基因在染色體中的位置。

來自柯林斯例句

2. At this point esch chromosome consist of a pair of chromatids and the two associated chromosomes are termed a tetrad.

此時每條染色體由一對染色單體構成,這兩條聯合的染色體稱為四分體.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The Y chromosome is starting to yield other intriguing tales as well.

Y染色體開始講出另一些令人神往的故事.

來自英漢非文學 - 生命科學 - 基因與尋祖

4. Normal chromosome pairing between most species and N . tabacum is rare.

大多數的種與紅花間的正常染色配對是少見的.

來自辭典例句

5. These chromosome aberrations are all stable, compatible with cell viability.

這些染色體畸變都是穩定的, 不影響細胞生活力的.

來自辭典例句