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~~{{stub}}~~A ~~strand~~ of [[DNA]] ~~coiled around and supported by~~ [[~~protein~~]]s.

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A '''Chromosome''' is one of the threadlike "packages" of [[genes]] and other [[DNA]] in the [[nucleus]] of a [[cell]]. Different kinds of organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, 46 in all: 44 autosomes and two sex chromosomes. Each parent contributes one chromosome to each pair, so children get half of their chromosomes from their mothers and half from their fathers.

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