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Ch 8 Section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chromosome | the DNA in a eukaryotic cells nucleus is coiled into very compact structures |
| histone | the DNA in eukayotic cells warps tightly around these proteins |
| chromotid | each identical half of the chromosome |
| centromere | the two chromotids of a chromosome are attached at this point |
| sex chromosome | chromosomes that detrmine the sex of a organsim and may also carry some genes for other characteristics |
| autosome | all of the other chromosomes is an organism |
| homologulous chromosome | the two copies of each autosome |
| karyotype | a photomicrograph of the chromosomes in a normal dividing cell found in a human |
| diploid | cells having two sets of chromosomes |
| haploid | sperm cells and egg cells- only one set of chromosomes |