Telomeres - ANSWER-Repeated DNA sequences at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.
Heterochromatin - ANSWER-DNA that is densely packed around histones. The genes are generally inaccessible to enzymes and are turned off.
Euchromatin - ANSWER-The less condensed form of eukaryotic chromatin that i...
BIOL 202 Exam 1 UNC Questions & Answers 100% Correct
Genome - ANSWER-The totality of all the genetic material in a given organism
Eukaryotic Chromosome - ANSWER-Linear DNA packaged into chromatin
Centromere - ANSWER-Region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach
Telomeres - ANSWER-Repeated DNA sequences at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.
Heterochromatin - ANSWER-DNA that is densely packed around histones. The genes are generally inaccessible to enzymes and are turned off.
Euchromatin - ANSWER-The less condensed form of eukaryotic chromatin that is available for transcription.
Genes - ANSWER-The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein
VNTRs - ANSWER-Variable Number Tandem Repeats; noncoding part of DNA and where mutation is frequent; place of expressed variation
SINEs - ANSWER-Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements.
LINEs - ANSWER-Long interspersed nuclear elements
Coding Region - ANSWER-Contains the information for the structure of the expressed protein
Regulatory Region - ANSWER-Information on where and when a gene will be transcribed during development; usually upstream of the coding region
Termination Region - ANSWER-Is the "stop" signal for where transcription should end; downstream of coding region
Allele - ANSWER-An alternative form of a gene.
Griffith - ANSWER-Discovered bacterial transformation
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