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Bio Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the regular pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells called? | Cell cycle |
| What is the term that refers to DNA that is loosely wrapped around hostile proteins during interphase? | Chromatin |
| What is the region that holds the two sister chromatids together in a condensed chromosome? | Centromere |
| What is the process that divides the cell cytoplasm? | Cytokinesis |
| In what phase is a compete set of identical chromosomes are positioned at opposite sides of the cell? | Telophase |
| What is the term that refers to DNA that is righting wrapped around hostile proteins during mitosis? | Chromosome |
| During what do the sister chromatids separate from each other? | Anaphase |
| What is one half of a duplicated chromosome called? | Chromatid |
| In what phase do the chromosomes align along the middle of the cell? | Metaphase |
| During what phase do chromatins condense into tightly coiled chromosomes? | Prophase |
| During what phase do the cells grow and copy DNA in preparation for division? | Interphase |
| What chromosome determines the sex of an organism? | Sex chromosome |
| Any chromosome (#1-#22) that is not involved in determining the sex of an organism is called? | Autosome |
| What are two chromosomes that have the same size, appearance, and genes called? | Homologous chromosomes |
| What is the cell that forms when a sperm fertilizes an egg? | Zygote |
| What is the exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes during meiosis? | Crossing over |
| What is an image of the chromosomes in a cell, arranged as homologous pairs based on size, shape, and banding patterns called? | Karyotype |
| What describes the failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate correctly during meiosis? | Nondisjunction |
| Whag means a cell has two copies of each chromosome? | Diploid |
| What are the we cells - eggs in the female and sperm cells in the male? | Gametes |
| What is it called when a cell receives three copies of a chromosome? | Trisomy |
| What are the body cells that makeup the tissues and organ of organism called? | Somatic cells |
| What is a segment of dna that codes for protein called? | Gene |