Chromosome Vocabulary
__1. AutosomesA. a chromosome that isn't involved in sex determination
__2. CentromereB. (1) The constricted region joining the two sister chromatids
__3. ChromatidC. Each contains a double helix of DNA.
__4. ChromatinD. unwound; in non-dividing cells (interphase)
__5. ChromosomeE. tightly packaged; in dividing cells
__6. DiploidF. a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes
__7. GenesG. a cell that contains one set of chromosomes
__8. HaploidH. made up of DNA, act as instructions to make molecules
__9. HistoneI. protein that helps DNA to coil around it
__10. Homologous ChromosomesJ. two chromosomes, one of paternal origin, maternal origin
__11. Hydrogen BondsA. It's between complementary bases
__12. KarotypeB. the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes
__13. NucleosomeC. It's between neighboring base
__14. PlasmidD. a length of DNA coiled around a core of histones
__15. Sex ChromosomeE. a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independent
__16. Van Der Waals InteractionF. a chromosome that determines the sex of the organism
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