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structure in a cell nucleus that carries the
genes. Each chromosome consists of one very
long strand of DNA, coiled and folded to
produce a compact body. The point on a
chromosome where a particular gene occurs is
known as its locus. Most higher organisms
have two copies of each chromosome (they are
diploid) but some have only one (they are
haploid). There are 46 chromosomes in a
normal human cell. See also mitosis and
meiosis.