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Bookmark or Share- What are Chromosomes? - University of UtahBacteria have just a single chromosome, arranged in a ring. Species also differ in how chromosomes specify sex. In birds, the sex chromosomes are called Z and W. Females are ZW and males are ZZ. The tiny roundworm C. elegans has just one type of sex chromosome called X. Those with one X chromosome (known as XO) become male, and those with two X ...
- Chromosome - Definition, Function & Structure | Biology DictionaryA chromosome is a string of DNA wrapped around associated proteins that give the connected nucleic acid bases a structure. During interphase of the cell cycle, the chromosome exists in a loose structure, so proteins can be translated from the DNA and the DNA can be replicated.
- Chromosome - WikipediaA chromosome is a package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes, the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with nucleosome-forming packaging proteins; in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are the histones.
- Chromosomes Fact Sheet - National Human Genome Research InstituteChromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Passed from parents to offspring, DNA contains the specific instructions that make each type of living creature unique. The term chromosome comes from the Greek ...
- What is a chromosome?: MedlinePlus GeneticsIn the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure. Chromosomes are not visible in the cell’s nucleus—not even under a microscope—when the cell is not dividing.
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