{"id":41303,"date":"2023-08-03T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/chromosome\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T19:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:52:00","slug":"chromosome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/chromosome\/","title":{"rendered":"Chromosome: History, Cell Division, Mutation, Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Strasburger discovered the chromosome in 1815; W. Waldeyer introduced the term chromosome in 1888.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A chromosome is a thread-like structure in which DNA<\/a> is packed and coiled around a protein called histone. They are present in the center of the nucleus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chromosomes hold genes responsible for different characteristics; so, 23 pairs (total 46) of chromosomes are present in the human body. There are 22 pairs of autosomes and one last pair of sex chromosomes (XX for female, XY for male).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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