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    science
    Grade-10
    Easy

    Question

    The word chromosome comes from______.

    1. Indian word
    2. Latin word
    3. French word
    4. Greek word

    Hint:

    Socrates, Aristotle are from this country.

    The correct answer is: Greek word

      • Chromosome is a Greek word, meaning colored body
      • The naming was based on the use of dyes that were used to visualize these molecules
      • Chromosomes were discovered by Walther Flemming
      • Chromosomes contain the unit of heredity called genes
      • Chromosomes are present in nucleus of the cell 

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