T/F DNA can function in any form whether it is condensed in chromosomes or not.
False DNA cannot function in condensed form
______ are the vehicles that organize and carry the DNA from generation to generation by either the process of mitosis or meiosis
Chromosomes
What is it called when Chromosomes are organized by their size?
Karyotype
T/F the number of Chromosomes in a species tells how complex a species is.
False, chromosome number does not have any significance
Set of protiens that attach to spindle fibers
Kinetochore
Name the four ways a kinetochore can be positioned and explain
meta- middle, submeta- a lil above or below middle, acro-found on far end, telocentric- found at very end of pairs
2 haploid cells combined at conception produce a diploid _____
zygote
There are two major cell types that do not reproduce, what are they?
Heart and Nerve cells
Name and very generally describe the phases of the cell cycle
Interphase- cell growth through G1, S and G2 and M-Phase- nuclear and cell division through mitosis or meiosis
What happens to a cell with 4 chromosomes (2n=4) as it goes through the cell cycle (interphase and mitosis)? name number or chromosomes, DNA mol and Chromatids at each phase
InterphaseG1- 4 chromosomes, 4 DNA mol, 4 chromatids