A. Genome Flashcards
Chromatin
Loose, and relaxed form of DNA (uncondensed)
Genome
Endowment of DNA
Gift
Chromosome
Tight, unrelaxed form of DNA (condensed)
Histone
Positive protein that condense DNA
Nucleolus
(RNA)
Only seen in a cell not dividing
Somatic cells
Body cells (not sex cells)
Gametes
Reproductive cells (sex cells) 1n=haploid
Zygote
Offspring that results from the fusion of sex cells
2n=diploid
Homologous pairs
Chromosomes that are in pairs.
Same size, same centromere position
Diploid
Having two sets of chromosomes - 2n
Haploid
Having one set of chromosomes- 1n
Autosomes
Chromosomes Common to both sexes
Sex chromosomes
Chromosomes that determine sex
X and Y
Karyotype
A display of every homologous chromosomes within a cell, organized according to size and shape
Sister chromatids
Identical copies of DNA in a duplicated chromosome