Concept information
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sociology
environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
biology and chemistry
Preferred term
chromosomes
Definition
- Chromosomes are large pieces of DNA that contain genes, other sequences of DNA, and associated proteins. Genes code for traits, and many of the additional sequences and associated proteins, are used to organize and to regulate the expression of the genes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Chromosomes]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/chromosomes
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