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Biology..
Test On Friday March 11, 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | a threadlike structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation to the next. |
| Homologous Chromosome | each of the four chromosomes that came from the male parent and some corresponding from the female parent. |
| Karyotype | photograph of chromosomes grouped in ordered pairs. |
| Cancer | disorder in which some of the body's own cells loose their ability to control growth. |
| Mitosis | part of eukaryotic cell during which the cell nucleus divides. |
| Cytokinesis | Division of the cytoplasm during cell division. |
| Chromatid | One of the two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome. |
| Centromere | Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached. |
| Cyclin | one of a family of closely related proteins that regulate the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells. |
| Homologous | term used to refer to chromosomes that each have a corrisponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent. |
| Diploid | term used to refer a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosome. |
| Haploid | term used to refer to a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes & only contains a single set of genes. |
| Meiosis | a certain number of cells in a chromosome that is cut in half. EX: Homosapien= 46ch. = 23ch. |
| Tetrad | structures containg 4 chromatids that form during meiosis. |
| Crossing - Over | a process when homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis. |