1889, from German Chromosom, coined 1888 by German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), from Latinized form of Greek khroma "color" (see chroma) + -some (3)). So called because the structures contain a substance that stains readily with basic dyes.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome.
科學(xué)家們希望找出該基因在染色體中的位置。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. At this point esch chromosome consist of a pair of chromatids and the two associated chromosomes are termed a tetrad.