noun, masculine/kʁɔ.mo.zom/plural: chromosomes
chromosome
Related: chromosome Y, chromosomique, hétérochromosome
19th century: chromo- + -some, from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope).