Chromosom
Appearance
See also: chromosom
German
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/HumanChromosomesChromomycinA3.jpg/220px-HumanChromosomesChromomycinA3.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Coined by Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer in 1888.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Chromosom n (mixed, genitive Chromosoms, plural Chromosomen)
- chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus)
- Der Mensch hat 46 Chromosomen. ― The human has 46 chromosomes.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Chromosom [neuter, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Chromosom | die | Chromosomen |
genitive | eines | des | Chromosoms | der | Chromosomen |
dative | einem | dem | Chromosom | den | Chromosomen |
accusative | ein | das | Chromosom | die | Chromosomen |