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Centrosome vs Chromosome - What's the difference?

centrosome | chromosome |

As nouns the difference between centrosome and chromosome

is that centrosome is (cytology) an organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules while chromosome is (biology|cytology) a structure in the cell nucleus that contains dna, histone protein, and other structural proteins.

centrosome

English

Noun

(wikipedia centrosome) (en noun)
  • (cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules

    • Derived terms

    *centrosomal, centrosomally *centrosomic

    chromosome

    English

    (wikipedia chromosome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology, cytology) A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.
    • There have been documented cases of morphologically male transgenders having XX chromosomes .

    Derived terms

    * chromosomal * isochromosome * X chromosome * Y chromosome

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