Unit 3 Exam Review- Brooks (FAU) Questions and Answers 100% Verified

What does the 2n symbol mean? - ANSWER-it is diploid What does the n symbol mean? - ANSWER-It is haploid What is another way to write haploid? - ANSWER-n What is another way to write diploid? - ANSWER-2n What is the definition of haploid? - ANSWER-organisms have UNPAIRED chromosomes which consists of one complete What is the definition of diploid? - ANSWER-Organisms have PAIRED chromosome which consist of two complete sets of DNA What is the difference between chromosome and chromatin? - ANSWER--Chromosome are tightly packed DNA that can be found during replication - Chromatin= unwound DNA found during interphase What is the definition of chromosome? - ANSWER-Tightly packed DNA that can be found during respiration What is the definition of chromatin? - ANSWER-Unwound DNA that cane be found during interphase What is a homologous chromosome? - ANSWER-A pair of chromosomes that have the same types of genes in the same location What is a chromatid? - ANSWER-Two identical copies of the same chromosome connected at the centromere Each chromosome has ______ that codes for different versions of the same gene. - ANSWER-alleles What is a centromere? - ANSWER-A bond between the exact two copies of DNA that ensures the chromosome will function as one working unit. What protein structure is associated with the centromere regions and are important during cell division? - ANSWER-kinetochores