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somatic chromosome vs chromosome

chromosome vs somatic chromosome

somatic chromosome and chromosome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somatic chromosome Yes No No No
chromosome Yes No No No
As nouns, chromosome is a hypernym of somatic chromosome; that is, chromosome is a word with a broader meaning than somatic chromosome:
  • somatic chromosome: any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
  • chromosome: a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
somatic chromosome (noun) chromosome (noun)
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Difference between somatic chromosome and chromosome

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