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Histones
Helps maintain shape of the chromosome and aid in tight packing.
Nonhistones
Do not participate in the packing of DNA. They control the activity of DNA.
Centromere
Holds the two chromosomes together.
Chromatid
Each half of the chromosome.
Diploid
Having 2 sets of genetic materials
Haploid
Having 1 set
Hacing 1 chromosome of Hom. Pair.
Why is sister chromosomes needed?
For division
Sex chromosomes
Chromosomes that determine the sex of an organism.
Autosome
All other chromosomes in an organism.
Homologous Chromosome
The two copies of each autosome.