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Chromosomes, Mammalian

Medical Definition: Complex nucleoprotein structures which contain the genomic DNA and are part of the CELL NUCLEUS of MAMMALS.
Previously Indexed: Chromosomes (1965-2002)
Chromosomes, Mammalian Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Chromosomes, Human - Very long DNA molecules and associated proteins, HISTONES, and non-histone chromosomal proteins (CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE). Normally 46 chromosomes, including two sex chromosomes are found in the nucleus of human cells. They carry the hereditary information of the individual.

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