Basic info Flashcards
What does DNA mean?
DNA is an acronym which stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid.
What is DNA?
DNA is the genetic carrier of information for living things.
What is formed by DNA?
Chromosomes.
What is a Chromosome?
A Chromosome is condensed DNA that contains everything the cells needs to know how to do.
What does a chromosome look like?
a Chromosome kind of looks like spaghetti. theyre in an X shape.
What is apart of Chromosome?
The one part of the X is a chromatid, another is protein. the DNA of the part of the Chromosome is called the chromatin.
What is a chromatid made up of?
Chromatid is made up of Chromatins.
What attaches the Protein to the chromatin?
The protein in the middle that attaches the chromatid to the protein is called the centromere
what arrangement of Chromosomes to make genders?
XX - female
XY - male
XO- female
What is Mitosis?
Mitosis means cell division.
What does Mitosis make?
mitosis makes 2 new identical cells.
how many chromosomes do humans have?
46 in humans- 23 from mother and 23 from father.
who uses mitosis?
only eukaryotes use Mitosis
What is the order of the cell cycle?
Interphase
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
