chromosome chromosomal mutation • chromosome mapping · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · chromosome · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order. Example: "Humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073