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Chromosome: A compact body of ribonucleic acid wrapped around proteins that is the unit in which genetic material is distributed during cell division. [e]
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Parent topics
- Cell biology [r]: The study of the components of biological cells and their interactions. [e]
- Genetics [r]: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA. [e]
Subtopics
- Chromosome arm [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chromosome staining [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chromosome band [r]: A striped pattern observed on stained chromosomes. [e]
- Gene [r]: The functional unit of heredity. [e]
- Nucleotide [r]: A repeating unit in nucleic acid polymers consisting of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group. [e]
- DNA [r]: A macromolecule — chemically, a nucleic acid — that stores genetic information. [e]
- RNA [r]: A polymer, made using the nucleotides of adenosine, guanosine, uridine and cytidine, that is used for a variety of biological functions in living systems. [e]
- Histone [r]: Proteins essential for packaging DNA into chromatin and a scaffold for methylation and acetylation modifications that are part of the chromatin code. [e]
- Cell cycle [r]: Is the progression of events within a eukaryotic cell between cell divisions. [e]