adv. bio. chromosome Test

Question 1

highly condensed and wrapped around nuclear proteins in order to fit inside the nucleus

Answer 1

Chromatin strands

Question 2

the reproducible patterns of dark and light bands

Answer 2

G-banding

Question 3

measures specific proteins found in the blood of a pregnant women (“testing”)

Answer 3

Screening

Question 4

miscarriage risk of 1% or less/a device to locate the fetus and identify a safe entry point for the needle

Answer 4

Ultrasound

Question 5

may indicate a particular cancer/how fast the cancer spreads

Answer 5

Metastasizes

Question 6

mistake

Answer 6

Anomaly

Question 7

standard representations for chromosomes

Answer 7

Ideograms

Question 8

the maternal and paternal chromosomes of a pair

Answer 8

Homologous Chromosomes

Question 9

sex cells

Answer 9

Gametes

Question 10

DNA wraps around scaffolding proteins

Answer 10

Histones

Question 11

wrapped histones are then coiled into larger groups which stack together to form chromatin strands

Answer 11

Nucleosomes

Question 12

father sperm

Answer 12

Paternal

Question 13

2 copies of each chromosome

Answer 13

Sister chromatids

Question 14

very close to the center and with arms of almost equal lengths

Answer 14

Metacentric

Question 15

not far off the center

Answer 15

Submetacentric

Question 16

far off the the center (p arm is very short)

Answer 16

Acrocentric

Question 17

protective tip on a chromosome

Answer 17

Telomere

Question 18

is an organized profile of an individual’s chromosomes

Answer 18

Karyotype

Question 19

identifies each one, and confirms that its structure appears normal

Answer 19

Cytogeneticists

Question 20

three complete sets of 69 chromosomes

Answer 20

Triploidy

Question 21

is an abnormality that occurs when a piece of a chromosome is missing

Answer 21

Microdeletion

Question 22

subunit of DNA

Answer 22

Nucleotides

Question 23

each set of chromosomes includes one sex chromosome and 22 other chromosomes (body cells)

Answer 23

Autosomes

Question 24

Male has XY and Female has XX

Answer 24

Sex chromosome

Question 25

upper arm of the chromosome

Answer 25

P arm

Question 26

lower arm of the chromosome

Answer 26

Q arm

Question 27

a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be tested in a laboratory

Answer 27

Biopsy

Question 28

division of body cells

Answer 28

Mitosis

Question 29

division of sex cells

Answer 29

Meiosis

Question 30

the process of withdrawing this fluid using a hollow needle

Answer 30

Amniocentesis

Question 31

mother's egg

Answer 31

Maternal