Chromosome Vocabulary

How many DNA molecules make up a chromosome?

• 1
• 2
• 23
• 46

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Each identical side of a chromosome is the 

• centromere
• chromatin
• centriole
• chromatid

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Autosomes are

• chromosomes found in autotrophs, only
• chromosomes that automatically correct all errors in the DNA
• chromosomes that determine traits other than sex
• chromosomes that determine the sex of the individual

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The structure that holds two chromosomes together until they separate for cell division is the

• chromatid
• chromatin
• centromere
• cytoplasm

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A _______ is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule.

• gene

• gamete

• chromosome

• chromatid

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A _________ is DNA tightly coiled around proteins.

• gene

• chromosome

• trait

• mutation

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The 2 exact copies of DNA in a chromosome are called ________.

• chromatids

• genes

• mutations

• pathogens

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The two sister chromatids are attached to each other at a point called the __________ of a chromosome.

• zygote

• autosome

• gene

• centromere

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How many chromosomes does a human body cell have, total?

• 48

• 46

• 23

• 47

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Chromosomes that are paired by size and content are called _______ chromosomes.

• homeostasis

• homologous

• matching

• sister

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