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Structure of Chromosomes — Biology STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10BiologyStructure of Chromosomes2 Marks
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What are chromosomes? Why are they called so?
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Answer

Chromosomes are the thread like structures or chromatin material present inside the nucleus.
Chromosomes are so called because they take up certain basic dye and stain very rapidly. The word chromosome comes from two words "chromos" meaning colour and "soma" meaning body.

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