Chromosomes

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  • Created on: 14-04-23 14:26
What is the overall structure of a chromosome?
double helix of DNA tightly coiled and contracted.
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What is a histone?
Small positively charged protein that condensed chromosomes wrap around
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What is a nucleosome?
A structure made up of 8 histones and 146 base pairs
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What is a chromosome?
long chain of tightly coiled nucleosomes
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Which form of chromosome only occurs briefly?
Tidy, ordered state
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What is a histone?

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Small positively charged protein that condensed chromosomes wrap around

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What is a nucleosome?

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What is a chromosome?

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Which form of chromosome only occurs briefly?

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