Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 6SQ
The chromosome number ______.
- a. refers to a particular chromosome in a cell
- b. is a characteristic feature of a species
- c. is the number of autosomes in cells of a given type
- d. is the same in all species
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C. homologous chromosomes
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D. centromere
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F. daughter chromosomes
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D. Organelle
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"highways" to
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B. "staple" that
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Match each term with its description
Chromatid
Chromosome
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Homologous chromosomes
Sister chromatids
A. "Chromosome pairs inherited from each parent. Chromosomes pairs
with same shape, same size and same genes. "
B. One of the two identical copies making a chromosome
C. Chromatids product of DNA duplication
D. Single piece of chromatin tightly packed DNA with proteins
E. Loosely-packed DNA with proteins
Chapter 8 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Ch. 8 - The chromosome number ______. a. refers to a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 7SQCh. 8 - When DNA replication begins, ______. a. the two...Ch. 8 - Which of the following is/are not required for DNA...Ch. 8 - Energy that drives the attachment of a nucleotide...Ch. 8 - The phrase "5 prime to 3 prime" refers to the...Ch. 8 - After DNA replication, a eukaryotic chromosome...Ch. 8 - Match the terms appropriately. ______...Ch. 8 - All mutations ________. a. result from radiation...Ch. 8 - Prob. 15SQCh. 8 - Determine the complementary strand of DNA that...Ch. 8 - Review Figures 8.12 and 8.13. In cells, the...Ch. 8 - Woolly mammoths have been extinct for about 4,000...Ch. 8 - Xeroderma pigmentosum is an inherited disorder...
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