Preferred Label : chromosome;
IUPAC acronym : DNA;
IUPAC definition : A self-replicating structure consisting of DNA complexed with various proteins and
involved in the storage and transmission of genetic information; the physical structure
that contains genes (cf. plasmid). Eukaryotic cells have a characteristic number of
chromosomes per cell (cf. ploidy) and contain DNA as linear duplexes. The chromosomes
of bacteria consist of double-standed, circular DNA molecules.;
Origin ID : C01077;
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A self-replicating structure consisting of DNA complexed with various proteins and
involved in the storage and transmission of genetic information; the physical structure
that contains genes (cf. plasmid). Eukaryotic cells have a characteristic number of
chromosomes per cell (cf. ploidy) and contain DNA as linear duplexes. The chromosomes
of bacteria consist of double-standed, circular DNA molecules.
