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chromosome
The structure that contains the genes of an organism; in eukaryotes, chromosomes are in the nucleus and can be visualized with an optical microscope as threads or rods during meiosis and mitosis; in bacteria, the chromosome is usually a single circle of DNA that cannot be visualized with an optical microscope.
- Besedna vrsta: noun
- Industrija/področje: Plants
- Category: Plant pathology
- Company: American Phytopathological Society
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