Human Chromosome 8

**Semantic type:** Cell Component

**Definition:** The designation for each member of the eighth largest human autosomal chromosome pair. Chromosome 8 spans about 145 million base pairs and represents between 4.5 and 5.0% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

**Synonyms:** - Chromosome 8 - Chromosome 8 - Chromosome 8 - chr8 - chr8 - chr8