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chromosome number
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chromosome number
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the number of chromosomes present in each somatic cell, which is constant for any one species of plant or animal. In the reproductive cells this number is halved See also diploid [1] haploid


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Classic techniques for chromosome analysis generally have gained accurate assessment of chromosome numbers and morphology in a wide variety of aquatic invertebrate species (Thiriot-Quievreux 1994); yet the number of species investigated from the cytogenetic point of view is scarce, only about 160 of approximately 15,000 species in the Bivalvia class (Zheng et al.
Chromosome numbers of species have been given based on original or available data.
Mechanism aspects on chemical induction of spindles disturbances and abnormal chromosome numbers.
 
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