The first written reference to the site of the Town House is in Hatfield's survey of 1382, when a plot of land was made available for the manor upon payment of four pence (in old money) per year to the Bishop of Durham.
CHROMOSOMES. A chromosome is a package containing a chunk of a genomeâthat is, it contains some of an organism's genes. The important word here is package: chromosomes help a cell to keep a large amount of genetic information neat, organized, and compact. Chromosomes are made of DNA and protein.
The nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes chromosomes: Rod shaped bodies found in the nucleus of cells that contain genetic information (DNA). that carry genetic information. Most body cells have the same number of chromosomes, but this varies between species. Human body cells, for example, each have 23 matching pairs of chromosomes. Chromosomes are made from long, coiled molecules of DNA [DNA: The material inside the nucleus of cells, carrying genetic information.