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Chromosome

A threadlike structure found in the nuclei of all cells that transmits hereditary information when the cell divides. Chromosomes contain the genes, which are made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Forty-six chromosomes normally exist in each human body cell, except for eggs or sperm, which contain 23.

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