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CHROMOSOME Flashcards

1
Q

complete set of chromosomes of an organism

A

genome

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2
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a chromosome in which the **centromere is at one end **and with only one arm and is not present in humans

A

telocentric chromosome

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3
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chromosomes that lack centromere due to effects of chromosome breaking process like irradiation

A

acentric chromosomes

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4
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region of chromome that contains kinetochore; serves as the site of attachment of spindle fiber

A

centromere

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5
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carrier of hereditary traits

A

chromosome

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6
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haploid number of human chromosomes

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23

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7
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longitudinal subunitss of a chromosome

A

chromatids

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8
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region of chromome that contains kinetochore; serves as the site of attachment of spindle fiber

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centromere

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9
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contains two centromeres

A

dicentric chromosomes

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10
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contains single centromere

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monocentric chromosomes

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11
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produced by heat treating the chromosomes in saline solution before staining with giemsa

A

R-bands

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12
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how many paired chromosomes does a human have?

A

46

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13
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male chromosome that is relatively smaller and telocentric

A

Y chromosome

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14
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a classification of chromosome in which the centromere is located in the middle and with equal arm length

V shape

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metacentric chromosome

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15
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a chromosome in which the centromere is near the middle and with arms of slightly different lengths

L shape

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sub-metacentric chromosome

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16
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chromosomes are treated with** trypsin enzyme** that partially digest chromosomal proteins when exposed to dye called Giemsa

A

G-Banding

17
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binds proteins to protect the chromosome ends

A

telomere

18
Q

chromosome in which the** centromere is near one end** and with arms of different lengths

A

acrocentric chromosome

19
Q

DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes

A

telomere

20
Q

material of the chromosomes** composed of nucleosomes** joined together resembling beads on a string

A

chromatin fiber

21
Q

contains more than 2 centromeres

A

polycentric chromosomes

22
Q

total number of 23 pairs and are marked as X and Y

A

sex chromosomes

23
Q

female chromosome

A

X chromosome

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