| umls-concept:C0008633 | skos:definition | MSH: In a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure consisting of or containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential to the cell. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed),CSP: in a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential to the cell; the bacterial chromosome is a closed circle of double stranded DNA associated with the cell membrane; nuclear chromosomes are associated with RNA, histones and non histone proteins; the normal number of chromosomes in human somatic cells is 46.,NCI: Discrete physical structures inside a cell nucleus that consist of proteins and DNA organized into genes.,NCI: Part of a cell that contains genetic information. Except for sperm and eggs, all human cells contain 46 chromosomes.,GO: A structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information. | lld:umls |
