lecture 45 Flashcards
meiosis - shuffling the deck
1
Q
describe the African globe lily chromosomes
A
HUGE chromosomes when condensed during mitosis
THICKER than the longest human chromosome
2
Q
describe the chromosome structure
A
the chromosomes (condensed) are coiled up dna, very organised, has specialised proteins to maintain shape becomes a unit that can be manipulated by the cell
3
Q
advantages of decondensed dna in a canine
A
most of the time, the cell has decondensed dna. it has to be accessed by the machinery to transcribe the info. so has to be in a form that is easily accessed and manipulated
