What is a chromosome?

A chromosome is a long, tightly coiled molecule of DNA. Chromosomes are split into sections called genes. In the human body there are 48 chromosomes within each cell (except sex cells which have 23). Chromosomes contain all the information needed to synthesise proteins.

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