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Chapter 10- Section 1 Flashcards

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Segments of DNA that code for RNA or proteins

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Genes

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Threadlike, coiled structures found in the nucleus made up of DNA and proteins

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Chromosome

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Help maintain the shape of the DNA

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Histones

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Two identical halves of a chromosome

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Sister chromatids

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Region that holds together chromatids

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Centromere

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Determine the sex of the organism
Female=XX
Male=XY

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Sex chromosomes

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All other chromosomes

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Autosomes

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A picture of a persons chromosomes

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Karyotype

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Prokaryotic cell division

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Binary Fission

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