Introduction to Cytology

Question 1

A branch of genetics that studies the function of the cell, specifically chromosomes, in the process of inheritance.

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Cytogenetics

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Described the chromosomes using salamander

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Walther Flemming

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One of the most basic technique in genetics

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Karyotyping

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Refers to the cytogenetic technique that uses fluorescent probes that attach to specific chromosome areas with high sequence complementarity.

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Fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH)

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can be used to study the extent to which certain genes are turned on or off in cells and tissues

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Microarrays

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are organized structures containing the DNA of an organism

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Chromosomes

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Are organized structures containing the DNA of an organism associated with the structural protein called ____

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histones

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Having multiple sets of chromosomes

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Polyploidy