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Chromosome 20
Definition 1
The designation for each member of the third smallest human autosomal chromosome pair. Chromosome 20 spans around 63 million base pairs and represents between 2 and 2.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
One of the two pairs in the sixth group (or group F) of human chromosomes according to the current classification for humans. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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