CHROMOSOMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chromosomal mean? 

• CHROMOSOMAL (adjective)
  The adjective CHROMOSOMAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a chromosome

  Familiarity information: CHROMOSOMAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHROMOSOMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a chromosome

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

chromosomal defect

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

A fusion gene (~12 kb) that results from a chromosomal translocation t(4;11)(q21;q23) which fuses the 5' half of the MLL gene to the 3' half of the AFF1 gene.

(MLL/AFF1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(10;11)(p11.2;q23) which fuses either exon 6 or 7 of the MLL gene to nucleotide 433 of the ABI1 gene.

(MLL/ABI1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(2;11)(p15;q23) which fuses the 5' half of the MLL gene to the 3' half of the AFF3 gene.

(MLL/AFF3 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(5;11)(q31;q23) which fuses the 5' half of the MLL gene to intron 12 of the ARHGAP26 gene.

(MLL/ARHGAP26 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(11;15)(q23;q14) which fuses exon 8 or exon 9 of the MLL gene and exon 10 or exon 12 of the CASC5 gene.

(MLL/CASC5 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal rearrangement which fuses the exon 6 of the MLL gene to most of the ARHGEF12 gene.

(MLL/ARHGEF12 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A chromosomal translocation t(3;5)(q25.1;q34) of this gene and the NPM1 gene is associated with myelodysplastic syndrome.

(MLF1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(1;22)(p13;q13) which fuses the 5' portion of the MKL1 gene to the 3' portion of the RBM15 gene.

(MKL1/RBM15 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the modulation of chromosomal recombination.

(Meiotic Recombination Protein SPO11, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(11;18)(q21;q21) which fuses the 5' portion of the BIRC3 gene to the 3' portion of the MALT1 gene.

(BIRC3/MALT1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)