Chromosome:

A linear end-to-end arrangement of genes and other DNA, sometimes with associated protein and RNA. The form of the genetic material in viruses and cells. A circle of DNA in prokaryotes; a DNA or an RNA molecule in viruses; a linear nucleoprotein complex in eukaryotes.

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