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Chromosome
One of the 48 threads of genetic material in each somatic cell. Chromosomes are made up of genes of which there are 50,000 to 100,000, each regulating production of a different protein or other body constituent. Normally there are two sex chromosomes and 23 pairs of other chromosomes.
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