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Chapt 8 Cell Reproduction
Section 1 Chromosome's
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Biology
10th Grade
02/25/2010

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Chromosome
Definition
rod-shaped structures made of DNA and proteins
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Histone
Definition
a type of protein molecules found in the chromosomes of eukaryotic cells but not prokaryotic cells
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Chromatid
Definition
one of the two strands of a chromosome of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis
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Centromere
Definition
the region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis
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Chromatin
Definition
the material that makes up both mitotic and interphase chromosomes; a complex of proteins and DNA strands that are loosely coiled such that translation and transcription can occur
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Sex Chromosome
Definition
one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual
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Autosome
Definition
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
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Homologous Chromosome
Definition
chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during meiosis
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Karyotype
Definition
a micrograph of the array of chromosomes visible in a cell during metaphase; a graphical display that shows an individuals chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs and in order of diminishing size
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Diploid
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a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes
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Haploid
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describes a cell, nucleus, ororganism that has only one set of unpaired chromosomes
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