Chromosome

One of the 48 chains of genetic material (DNA) in each somatic cell. Chromosomes are made up of genes of which there are 50,000 to 100,000, each regulating production of a different protein or other body constituent. Normally there are two sex chromosomes and 23 pairs of other chromosomes.

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