Biology GCSE
chromosomes
What chromosomes means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Structures in which the DNA is contained, found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
Structures into which DNA is organised, found in the nucleus of cells.
Topics that use chromosomes
- DNA and the genome (AQA GCSE)
- Inheritance (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- DNA
- Gene
- Amino acid sequence
- Applications of genomics in medicine
- Asexual reproduction
- Balanced argument and judgement
- Base sequence
- carrier identification
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