chromosome

DNA molecule containing genetic material of a cell
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chromosome

Summary

chromosome ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,769 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • chromosome is a type of intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle[2].
  • chromosome is part of eukaryotic cell[3].
  • chromosome's Commons category is recorded as Chromosomes[4].
  • chromosome is the opposite of plasmid[5].
  • chromosome comprises deoxyribonucleic acid[6].
  • chromosome comprises histone[7].
  • chromosome comprises gene complex[8].
  • chromosome comprises chromosome, centromeric region[9].
  • chromosome comprises chromosome arm[10].
  • chromosome comprises telomere[11].
  • chromosome's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chromosomes[12].
  • chromosome's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • chromosome's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox chromosome[14].
  • chromosome's topic has template is recorded as Template:Chromosome genetics[15].
  • chromosome's has characteristic is recorded as ploidy[16].
  • chromosome's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1057[17].
  • chromosome's studied by is recorded as chromosomology[18].
  • chromosome's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[19].
  • chromosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005694[20].
  • chromosome's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Molecular Biology[21].
  • chromosome's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology[22].
  • chromosome's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Genetics[23].

Body

Definition and Type

chromosome is a type of intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle[2]. chromosome is the opposite of plasmid[5].

Use and Application

Components include deoxyribonucleic acid[6], a structural class of chemical entities[24]; histone[7], a group or class of proteins[25]; gene complex[8]; chromosome, centromeric region[9], a cellular component[26]; chromosome arm[10]; and telomere[11], a cellular component[27]. chromosome is part of eukaryotic cell[3].

Influence

Things named for chromosome include f(x)[28], a girl group[29], founded in 2009[30] and chromosome[31], an algorithm[32].

Why It Matters

chromosome ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,769 views/month).[1] chromosome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] chromosome is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for chromosome include f(x)[28], a girl group[29], founded in 2009[30] and chromosome[31], an algorithm[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Putnik · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → chromosomos
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: chromosomos"
  2. 8w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Molecular Biology, WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology, WikiProject Genetics
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q22326185]]"
  3. 8w ago · Treisijs · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Molecular Biology, WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology, WikiProject Genetics
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q88425552]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4RIhsx
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → chromosomes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: chromosomes, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923585|chromosomes (#289923585)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P1057
    Svkkl authority id → h0008941-chromozomy
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox chromosome, Template:Chromosome genetics
    Has characteristic → ploidy
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008941-chromozomy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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