Human Chromosome 16

**Semantic type:** Cell Component

**Definition:** The designation for each member of the sixteenth largest human autosomal chromosome pair. Chromosome 16 spans about 90 million base pairs and represents just under 3% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

**Synonyms:** - Chromosome 16 - Chromosome 16 - Chromosome 16 - chr16 - chr16 - chr16