DNA And Chromosomes Flashcards
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What is a DNA when it is coiled up tightly around the nucleus
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It is a chromosome
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Because DNA is so large, what does it have to do to fit into the cell?
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It must cool up into chromosomes
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What is the protein that DNA coils tightly around *
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Histone
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What cell structures contain genetic information *
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Chromosomes *passed on from one generation of cells to the next *located in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
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The three parts of a chormosome
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Gene. Chromatid. And centermere
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Gene
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A section of DNA that codes for a protein
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Chromatid
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One arm of the chromosome
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Has sister chromatids that are identical
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A double stranded chromosome
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Centermere
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The place where sister chromatids are attached
