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8.1 Bio

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Chromosome   in a eukaryote cell, 1 of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA  
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Histone   a type of protein molecule found in the chromosome of eukaryotic cells but not prokaryotic cells  
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Chromatid   1 of the 2 strands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis  
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Centromere   the region of the chromosome that holds the 2 sister chromatids together during mitosis  
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Chromatin   a portion of the cell nucleus made up of DNA and proteins; it is the carrier of the genes in inheritance  
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Sex Chromosome   1 of the pair chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual  
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Autosome   any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome  
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Homologous Chromosome   chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during mitosis  
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Karyotype   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  
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Diploid   a cell that contains 2 haploid sets of chromosomes  
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Haploid   describes a cell, nucleus, or organism that had only 1 set of unpaired chromosomes  
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