chromosome

DNA molecule containing genetic material of a cell
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chromosome
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Summary

chromosome ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,621 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle[2]
  • Part of: eukaryotic cell[3]
  • Commons category: Chromosomes[4]
  • Opposite of: plasmid[5]
  • Has part(s): deoxyribonucleic acid[6], histone[7], gene complex[8], chromosome, centromeric region[9], chromosome arm[10], telomere[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chromosomes[12]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox chromosome[14], Template:Chromosome genetics[15]
  • Has characteristic: ploidy[16]
  • Main Wikidata property: P1057[17]
  • Studied by: chromosomology[18]
  • Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers[19]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005694[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Molecular Biology[21], WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology[22], WikiProject Genetics[23]

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Influence

Things named for chromosome include f(x)[24], a girl group[25], founded in 2009[26] and chromosome[27], an algorithm[28].

Why It Matters

chromosome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] chromosome is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for chromosome include f(x)[24], a girl group[25], founded in 2009[26] and chromosome[27], an algorithm[28].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Putnik · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → chromosomos
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: chromosomos"
  2. 10w 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 */ Subclass of: intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle"
  3. 10w 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 */ Maintained by wikiproject: WikiProject Molecular Biology"
  4. 13w 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. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → chromosomes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: chromosomes, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923585|chromosomes (#289923585)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  6. 18w 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| */ Svkkl authority id: h0008941-chromozomy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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