KhROMOSOMAHO (az khromo… va yun. soma — jins, tan) ,—organoidhoi yadroi hujayraro guyand, ki khosiyathoi irsii hujayra va organnzmhoro muayyan mekunad. Dar hujayrahoi tanai aksar nabototu hayvonot har yak khromosoma juft buda, yakeash az padar va dig. az modar (hangomi bordorshavi) girifta shudaast. Xromosomaho zohiran dar davrahoi gunoguni sikli hujayravi tagyir meyoband. Sokhti morfologii onho ba darajai pechutob khurdan (spiralizasiya) -ashon vobasta ast. Mas, agar dar interfaza (nig. Meyoz, Mitoz) Xromosomaho to darajai maksimali kushoda boshand, barobari taqsimshavi spiralvor tob khurda, kutoh meshavand; in holat dar metafaza ba darajai maksimali merasad. Darozii Khromosomahoi odam dar metafaza ba hisobi miyona taqriban 1,5—10 mikron ast.