chromosomal
Relating to chromosomes
Chromosomal means relating to or involving chromosomes—the thread-like structures in cells that carry genetic information.
The term appears in medical and biological contexts: chromosomal abnormalities, chromosomal analysis, chromosomal mutations.
Most genetic conditions are described as chromosomal when they involve missing, extra, or damaged chromosomes rather than single-gene defects.
Organized chromosome display
- chromatidReplicated chromosome copy
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- telomereProtective chromosome terminus
- nucleusCentral controlling part
cytogenetics · mitosis · meiosis · interphase · homologous · diploid · haploid · spindle
Hereditary information unit
- locusParticular position or place
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- heterozygousHaving unlike gene variants
- homozygousHaving identical alleles
recombination · linkage · marker · mapping · nucleotide · DNA · genomics · sequencing
Movement to another place
- deletionRemoval of content
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- inversionReversal of position
- mosaicismMixed genetic makeup
karyotype
Organized chromosome display
- chromatidReplicated chromosome copy
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- telomereProtective chromosome terminus
nucleus · cytogenetics · mitosis · meiosis · interphase · homologous · diploid · haploid · spindle · condensation
gene
Hereditary information unit
- locusParticular position or place
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- heterozygousHaving unlike gene variants
homozygous · recombination · linkage · marker · mapping · nucleotide · DNA · genomics · sequencing · genotype
translocation
Movement to another place
- deletionRemoval of content
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- inversionReversal of position
mosaicism · syndrome · breakage · instability
carrier
One that transports
paternal · offspring · heredity · transmission · lineage · trait · familial
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- cell termscellular, cytoplasmic, nuclear, mitotic, eukaryotic
- Genetic Traitshair color, dark hair, skin color, dimples, blood type
- Beta-lactamasesIMP, PER, DHA, SME, ACC
chromosomalmitochondrial
Of cell's energy centers
cytoplasmic · extranuclear · nonnuclear · plasmid · viral
- sex chromosomeGene carrier determining gender
- X chromosomeSex-determining genetic element
- Y chromosomeMale sex determinant
- chromosome numberCount of genetic packages
- chromosome doublingFull genome replication event
- chromosomal disorderIllness from atypical cellular genetics