chromosome

-theory
-chromosomes are cellular components that physically contain genes

Chromosome Theory of Inheritance was proposed by?

genes aka

the location of Mendel's factors/genes was described by

tiny biochemical structures found inside cell that carry traits from one gen. to the next

genes are made up of a chemical called

genes have the instructions for making thousands of chemical building blocks in the body called

_________ are strung together to form long chains of _________ in structure known as ___________

every individual has ____ genes for every trait, _____ from mother and ____ from father

threadlike structure of nucleic acids & proteins

chromosomes are located where?

chromosomes carry genetic information in the form of

chromosomes are first observed in plant cell by

chromosomes observed in salamander (animal), described by?

discoverer of mitosis

the term chromosomes was coined by

set of chromosomes aka

first to define karyotype as the phenotypic apppearance of somatic chromosomes

insisted on man having an XX/xy system

two chromatids held together by?

types of chromosomes

Autosomal chromosomes aka

chromosomes other than sex chromosomes

Autosomal chromosomes exist in ___________ pairs in ____ cells

Autosomal chromosomes in humans

X & Y

sex chromosomes female

sex chromosomes male

general appearance of individual's chromosomes taking from somatic cell

shows structural/numerical chromosome abnormalities

karyotype is aligned according to?

karyotype: human male

karyotype: human female

karyotype: Down syndrome female

karyotype: Turner syndrome