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Chromosome 22
Definition 1
The designation for each member of the smallest human autosomal chromosome pair. Chromosome 22 spans about 49 million base pairs and represents between 1.5 and 2% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
One of the two pairs in the seventh group (or group G) of human chromosomes according to the current classification for humans. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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