2_LecVid Flashcards
• “Prenucleus”
PROKARYOTES
• Chromosomes are not contained within a membrane bound nucleus of the cell
Prokaryotes
Circular chromosome “______”
Nucleoid
•• “True nucleus”
EUKARYOTES
Chromosomes are located in the nucleus
EUKARYOTES
Linear chromosomes
Eukaryotes
Size
Pro
Eu
Unicellular
Multicellular
Nucleus
Pro
Eu
No true nucleus
DNA is suspended in the cytoplasm (nucleoid region)
Presence of nucleus
DNA
Pro
Eu
One circular DNA (plasmids)
Linear DNA
(coiled to form chromosomes)
Organelles
Pro
Eu
Absence of organelles
Presence of organelles
Examples
Pro
Eu
Bacteria and Archaea
Protists, Humans, Plants, Fungi
is a chemical which stores the genetic information of an organism
DNA
are encoded for different proteins
Genes
Determines many functions such as gene regulation
DNA
Determine the traits of an organism
Genes
A long chain polynucleotide
DNA
Small stretches of DNA
Gene
Not the only genetic material shared by organisms
DNA
Made up of either DNA or RNA
Genes
- coiled DNA strands to basic proteins called histone
Chromatin
Present in metabolically active cells
Chromatin
- Chromatin that has undergone further condensation
Chromosome
Present in actively dividing cells
Chromosome
2 types of chromatin:
Heterochromatin
Euchromatin
• dense clumps under light microscope
• Tightly coiled around histones
• Not used by the cell
Heterochromatin
• Less coiled portion of the chromosomes, finely granular material electron microscope and lightly stained basophilic areas
Euchromatin