Chromosome Quizzes & Trivia
The Y chromosome is known as 1 of the two sex chromosomes found in mammals. It is also known as the sex-determining chromosome in most species. In other words, its presence or absence that determines the male/female sex of...
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Sample QuestionHow many base pairs can be found in the human Y chromosome?
Quiz on content from Lecture One of Genetics module.
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Sample QuestionName the Scientist that isolated nuclein (now nucleic acid) from human pus.
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Sample QuestionThe cells in your eyeball's are examples of somatic cell's.
Mccabe lecture on chromosomes and recombination
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Sample QuestionIndications for ordering a chromosome analysis include:
In the study of biology, the chromosome theory of inheritance (often referred to as the Sutton-Boveri theory) explains how chromosomes are the carriers of genetic material that we receive from our respective parent cells. What do...
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Sample QuestionIn genetics a "wild" type is
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Chromosome Questions & Answers
Which of the following statements is true about the sex chromosome code for a male offspring?
For a human male offspring, the correct answer is that the offspring must have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Other species don’t necessarily follow this model, but there is always a way to tell which chromosomes code for male and which
What are the names of the four core histone proteins?
There are 5 histone proteins - 4 of these histone proteins are core histone proteins (the DNA wraps around them in order to package the DNA).
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The names of the four core histone proteins are H2A, H2B, H3 and H4.
Which chromosome causes down syndrome?
The chromosome that causes down syndrome is also known as chromosome 21. It is very likely for 1 out of 700 pregnancies for this extra chromosome to take place. The risk is always higher when the mother becomes pregnant and gives birth after the age
