Chromosom

== German == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Coined by Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer in 1888. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁomoˈzoːm/ Rhymes: -oːm === Noun === Chromosom n (mixed, genitive Chromosoms, plural Chromosomen) chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus) Der Mensch hat 46 Chromosomen. ― The human has 46 chromosomes. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Chromosom”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Chromosom” in Duden online