chromosome number: References & Edit History
More Articles On This Topic
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
-
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Grand Valley Pressbooks - Human Genetics - Chromosomal Composition and Nomenclature. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Grand Valley Pressbooks - Human Genetics - Chromosomal Composition and Nomenclature. | Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: TRU Pressbooks - Introduction to Genetics - Amount of DNA (c-value) and Number of Chromosomes (n-value). | Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Developmental Cell - Diversity in chromosome numbers promotes resistance to chemotherapeutics. | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Chromosome Analysis of Dendrobium stockelbuschii and Dendrobium sylvanum Orchids. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: North Dakota State University - Variation in Chromosome Number. | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Ploidy and chromosomal number in Tuber aestivum (PDF). | Mar 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - The Chromosome Number of Maize. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oregon State University - Forage Information System - Chromosome Number: The Implications of Cytogenetics. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Human Chromosome Number. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Changes in Chromosome Number and Structure. | Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pubmed Central - The evolution of chromosome numbers: mechanistic models and experimental approaches. | Aug 27, 2023 | ||
| Added information on chromosome number in sexually reproducing organisms with individuals that are produced from unfertilized eggs. | Jan 23, 2018 | ||
| Added an illustration of male and female human karyotypes. | Jun 26, 2012 | ||
| Added examples of polyploid plants and animals and added mention that human fetuses affected by polyploidy typically are spontaneously aborted early in pregnancy. | Jun 26, 2012 | ||
| New article added. | Feb 06, 2009 |
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: