Chromosome Flashcards
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| 8708959770 | histone | protein molecule around which DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin | 0 | |
| 8708959775 | autosome | Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |  | 1 |
| 8708959777 | centromere | Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached |  | 2 |
| 8708959778 | homologous chromosome | Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure |  | 3 |
| 8708959779 | p arm | short arm of chromosome |  | 4 |
| 8708959780 | q arm | long arm of chromosome | | 5 |
| 8708959788 | trisomy | 3 copies of a chromosome |  | 6 |
| 8708959790 | Chromosome | A coiled structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material. | | 7 |
| 8708959791 | DNA | A nucleic acid found in the nucleus of all living cells, which carries the organism's hereditary information. |  | 8 |
| 8708959792 | Chromatin | Substance found in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones. |  | 9 |
| 8708959793 | Centromere | The region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis. | | 10 |
| 8708959795 | Diploid | An organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number. |  | 11 |
| 8708959796 | Chromosome arm | The sections of a chromosome on either side of the centromere | | 12 |
| 8708959797 | Chromatid | Each half of a replicated chromosome (sisters) that are separated during cell division |  | 13 |
| 8708959798 | Nucleosome | A group of proteins that DNA winds around like a spool |  | 14 |
| 8708959799 | Histone | A protein within the nucleosome; protein molecule around which DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin | | 15 |
| 8708959800 | Gene | A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome |  | 16 |
| 8708959801 | Somatic Cell | any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells | 17 | |
| 8708959803 | Polyploid | (of a cell or nucleus) containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes. | 18 | |
| 8708959805 | Sex Chromosomes | a chromosome involved with determining the gender of an organism | 19 | |
| 8708959806 | Autosomes | any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. | 20 | |
| 8708959807 | Homoglogus Chromosomes | chromosome pairs, one from each parent | 21 | |
| 8708999143 | telomere | Repetitive DNA at the end of a eukaryotic chromosome. | 22 | |
| 8709005304 | telomerase | An enzyme that catalyzes the lengthening of telomeres in eukaryotic germ cells. | 23 | |
| 8709005979 | apoptosis | Programmed cell death is called... | 24 | |
| 8709009842 | cancer | A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue. | 25 | |
| 8709013333 | stem cells | Unspecialized cells that have the capacity to develop into most types of specialized cells under the right conditions. | 26 |