chromosome
英['krəʊməsəʊm]
美['kroməsom]
- n. [遗][细胞][染料] 染色体（形容词chromosomal，副词chromosomally）
词态变化
复数: chromosomes;形容词: chromosomal;
中文词源
chromosome 染色体chromo, 颜色。-some, 身体，见somatic, 躯体的。
英文词源
- chromosome (n.)
- 1889, from German Chromosom, coined 1888 by German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), from Latinized form of Greek khroma "color" (see chroma) + -some (3)). So called because the structures contain a substance that stains readily with basic dyes.
双语例句
- 1. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome.
- 科学家们希望找出该基因在染色体中的位置。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. At this point esch chromosome consist of a pair of chromatids and the two associated chromosomes are termed a tetrad.
- 此时每条染色体由一对染色单体构成,这两条联合的染色体称为四分体.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The Y chromosome is starting to yield other intriguing tales as well.
- Y染色体开始讲出另一些令人神往的故事.
来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与寻祖
- 4. Normal chromosome pairing between most species and N . tabacum is rare.
- 大多数的种与红花间的正常染色配对是少见的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. These chromosome aberrations are all stable, compatible with cell viability.
- 这些染色体畸变都是稳定的, 不影响细胞生活力的.
来自辞典例句