SOMATIC CHROMOSOME
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Somatic Chromosome.
Somatic Chromosome - as a noun
Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
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autosome10Example Sentences
"During cell division, one set of somatic chromosomes goes to each daughter cell."
"The somatic chromosomes of humans consist of 46 individual chromosomes."
"Abnormalities in somatic chromosomes can lead to genetic disorders."
"Scientists can study somatic chromosomes to understand genetic variation."
"A somatic chromosome undergoes replication before cell division."
