chromosomal vocab

structure made up of DNA and proteins

• -carries the cells heriditary information
• *genes

• chromosome asosciated with an individuals sex
• *XY

a non-sex chromosome

chromosome that consists of a single copy

-a chromosome that has been copied

-consists of two linear structures joined at the centromere

the chromosome copies in a replicated chromosome

• in a diploid organism, chromosomes that are similar in size,shape, and gene content
• *one from dad and mom

• chromosome copies in homologus chromosomes
• *not alike

homologous chromosomes that are joined together

• number of differnt types of chromosomes in a cell
• *n

• number of chromosomes present in a diploid cell
• *2n

-number of each type of chromosome present

-equivalent to the number of haploid chromosome sets present

• having one of each type of chromosome
• *n

• having 2 of each type of chromosome
• *2n

• having more than 2 of each type of chromosome
• *3n=triploid
• *4n= tetraploid