Chromosomes Types: Top 5 Types of Chromosomes (With Diagram)
The following points highlight the five types of chromosomes. The types are:- 1. Eukaryotic Chromosomes 2. Bacterial Chromosomes 3. Viral Chromosomes 4. Giant Chromosomes and 5. Polytene Chromosomes. Chromosome Type # 1. Eukaryotic Chromosomes: In 1879 Flemming used the word chromatin for the rod like bodies in the nucleus and Waldeyer coined the term chromosome for the darkly staining bodies [...]