常染色体 chángrǎnsètǐ autosome Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 常 cháng adverbadjective ordinary (bound form) ordinary; common; normal; general染色体 染色體 rǎnsètǐ chromosome A thread-like structure found in the nucleus of animal and plant cells, composed of proteins and nucleic acids, that carries genetic information.