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1
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Karyotype is a particular array of

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chromosomes in an individual organism

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2
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Karyotypes are arranged according to

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size, staining properties, and location of centromere

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3
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Diploids have _ complete sets of chromosomes

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2, 46 total chromosomes

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4
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Haploids have _ complete sets of chromosomes

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1, 23 total chromosomes

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5
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A pair of chromosomes is

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homologous, each one is a homologue

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6
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Chromosomes are composed of

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chromatin

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7
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Chromosomes complex is made up of __ and ___

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DNA and Protien

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8
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RNA is the site of

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RNA synthesis

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9
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A typical human chromosome is…

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140 million nucleotides long

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10
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In the nondividing nucleous, the 2 parts include the

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Heterochromatin, and the Eurchromatin

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11
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Heterochromatin is __

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expressed

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12
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Euchromatin is __

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not expressed

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13
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___ promotes/guides the cooling of DNA

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Nucleosome

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14
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Nucleosomes wrapped into higher, older coils are called

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Solenoids

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15
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During mitosis, chromatin is solenoid arranged around a

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scaffold protein to achieve maximum compaction

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16
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List the 5 phases of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

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Gap 1 Phase, S Phase, Gap 2 Phase, Mitosis, Cytokenesis

17
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Gap 1 phase is the

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primary growth phase, longest

18
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S Phase is the

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replication of DNA

19
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Gap 2 phase is where

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organelles replicate and microtubules organize

20
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Cytokenesis results in the

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separation of 2 cells

21
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Time it takes to complete a cell cycle

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Duration

22
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Mature cells take ___ to grow

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LONGER

23
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Growth occurs during what phases

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G1, S, G2

24
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Interphase inclues

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G1, S, G2

25
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Chromosomes coil more tightly in the ___ phase, using motor proteins

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G2

26
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Point Of Constriction

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Centromere

27
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The attachment site for microtubules is the

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kinetochore

28
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Chromatids stay attached at the ___ by ___

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centromere, cohesion

29
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Prior to replication, a chromosome is composed of a

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single DNA molecule

30
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After replication, a chromosome is composed of

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2 identical DNA molecule, held together by cohesion

31
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List the 2 irreversible points of cell cycle

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Replication of genetic material, Separation of sister chromatids

32
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Cell cycle can be put on hold at

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checkpoints

33
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Unrestrained growth of cells is also known as

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cancer

34
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The 2 genes associated with cancer are…

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  1. Tumor-suppressor genes
  2. Proto-oncogenes
35
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Normal genes that become oncogenes when mutated are

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Proto-oncogenes

36
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Oncogenes

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cause cancer

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