Chromosom

See also: chromosom

German

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Coined by Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer in 1888.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʁomoˈzoːm/
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    • Rhymes: -oːm

    Noun

    Chromosom n (mixed, genitive Chromosoms, plural Chromosomen)

    1. chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus)
      Der Mensch hat 46 Chromosomen. ― The human has 46 chromosomes.

    Declension

    Declension of Chromosom [neuter, mixed]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Chromosom die Chromosomen
    genitive eines des Chromosoms der Chromosomen
    dative einem dem Chromosom den Chromosomen
    accusative ein das Chromosom die Chromosomen

    Hyponyms

    • Autosom
    • Extrachromosom
    • Geschlechtschromosom
    • Gonosom
    • Halbchromosom
    • Heterochromosom
    • Satellitenchromosom
    • X-Chromosom
    • Y-Chromosom

    Further reading

    • “Chromosom” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Chromosom” in Duden online
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