6. Amoeba Sisters Chromosomes & Karyotypes

An image of all your chromosomes.

• Centromere

• Centriole

• Karyotype

• Zygote

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

DNA wound around proteins called histones.

• Centriole

• Centrosome

• Gamete

• Chromatin

A cell that has half the number of chromosomes is ____.

• haploid

• diploid

• polyploid

• an autosome

A fertilized egg

• zygote

• gamete

• autosome

• chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The spot that connects an original chromosome and its copy.

• Centriole

• Centromere

• Chromatid

• Chromatin

A sex cell that contains half the number of chromosomes as a body cell.

• Autosome

• Zygote

• Gamete

• Diploid

_____ chromosomes that are the same size, contain the same type of genes, and each comes from a different parent.

• Heterozygous

• Homologous

• Homozygous

• Dimorphic

The original chromosome and its attached copy are called sister ______.

• centrioles

• centromeres

• zygotes

• chromatids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Chromosomes not related to your biological sex

• Gametes

• Spermatocytes

• Autosomes

• Oocytes

Sex chromosome combination of men.

• XX

• XY

• YY

• XXX