| chromosome - Columbia Encyclopedia article about chromosome (461 words) |
 | The term chromosome is usually reserved for the structure when it is condensed and readily visible during cell division (see mitosis interphase the chromosomes are dispersed in the nucleus and appear as a network of long, thin threads or filaments, called the chromatin. |
| Each of these chromosome numbers is the so-called diploid number, i.e., the number found in the somatic (body) cells and in the germ cells that give rise to the gametes, or reproductive cells. |
| Chromosomes appear microscopically as a linear arrangement of genes, the factors that determine the inherited characteristics of all living organisms. |
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