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Boilogy CH9 Flashcards

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Genome

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is the name that we give to the DNA content of the cell

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Genome

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The total of the entire DNA in a cell

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Chromosomes

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a discrete structure of DNA

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Humans poses 46 chromosones in most of their cells.

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Gametes

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Sex cells

Eggs cells that are produced by females or sperm cells that are produced by males.

They poses 23 chromosonmes.

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The number of chromosomes that a gametes procecess if refered to as

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The haploid number - n

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When female egg cells and male sperm cells fuse we can reproduce the normal chromosomes count of 46

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23+23=46 normal count

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Homologous Chromosomes

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Also known as Homologs

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Diploid

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Organisms that have two haploid sets of chromosomes

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2n = 46

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Haploid

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Approximatelt one chromosome complement

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Diploid

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Di = two

two sets of chromosomes

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Cells have 3,000,000,000

bases of DNA

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DNA is the storehouse of information in a cell and DNA is organized into chromosomes and al the DNA in the cell is refered to as the Genome.

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Histones

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Proteins that help package the DNA more efficently

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Histones

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Proteins that help package the DNA more efficently

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The Cell Cycle

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The sequence of events through which a cell progresses during its life time

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Interphase

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A cell not dividing

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Cell Division

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A cell dividing

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