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8 Cards in this Set
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chromatin |
long, thin fibres of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of a cell |
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chromatid |
chromatin coiled around itself to form strands |
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chromosomes |
during cell division, two chromatids join together at the CENTROMERE in a X-shape, forming a chromosome |
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gene |
one unit of hereditary information, occupying a section of the chromosome |
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karyotype |
picture of a cell's chromosomes in their pairs and organised in descending size |
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nucleotide |
basic unit of DNA comprised of deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and a nitrogenous base |
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4 bases DNA |
guanine cytosine thymine adenine |
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amino acid |
made up of 3 bases |
