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Chromosomes

Chromosomes for HS Freshman Honors Biology

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DNA deoxyribonucleic acid; long thin molecule that stores genetic information
chromosomes rod-shaped structures made of DNA and proteins
histone protein in eukaryotic cell around which DNA wraps
nonhistone protein protein generally involved in controlling the activity of specific regions of the DNA
chromatid each half of a chromosome
chromatin less tightly coiled DNA-protein complex
sex chromosomes chromosomes that determine the sex of an orgainsm and that may also carry genes for other characteristics
autosomes all the other chromosomes in an organism
homologous chromosomes two copies of each autosome that are the same size and shape and carry genes for the same traits
karyotype photomicrograph of the chromosomes in a normal dividing cell found in a human
diploid cell that has two sets of chromosomes; two autosomes for each homologous pair; two sex chromosomes in animals and humans
haploid sperm and egg cells that only have one set of chromosomes with half the number of chromosomes than number in diploid
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