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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

body go
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

chromosome
a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

noun.body

6 Subcategories

sex chromosome go
(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
autosome, somatic chromosome go
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
acentric chromosome go
a chromosome lacking a centromere
acrocentric chromosome go
a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long
metacentric chromosome go
a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position
telocentric chromosome go
a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position