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unit 6- vocab quiz 1
chapter 8- cell reproduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome | autosome |
| one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual | sex chromosome |
| chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during meiosis | homologous chromosomes |
| the region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis | centromere |
| a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes | diploid |
| an array of the chromosomes found in an individual’s cells at metaphase of mitosis and arranged in homologous pairs and in order of diminishing size | karyotype |
| one of the two strands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis | chromatid |
| describes a cell, nucleus, or organism that has only one set of unpaired chromosomes | haploid |
| in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA | chromosome |