See Also: chromosomes, human, 4-5(medicine)
chromosomes, human, 6-12(medicine)
chromosomes, human(medicine)
chromosomes, human, 13-15(medicine)
chromosomes, human, 1-3(medicine)
chromosomes, human, 16-18(medicine)
chromosomes, human, 19-20(medicine)
chromosomes, human, 21-22(medicine)
chromosomes, human, pair 18(medicine)
chromosomes, human, pair 17(medicine)

chromosomes, human (medicine)


chromosomes, human


The structures within the human cell nucleus that contain the hereditary material, DNA. There are 46 chromosomes normally present in the human, including two which determine the sex of individual, xx for the female and xy for the male. Human chromosomes are classified into groups sharing structural similarity in terms of length from the centromere.