Question

What is a chromosome? What do chromosomes do?

Medical terminology class

Answer 1

Chromosome;

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Prokaryotic chromosome;

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Eukaryote chromosome;

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Structure of chromosome;

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Telomere mabinE0dy A saconolory co लon satallik Paimary unituchon ,chiomonemate

Telomere hateroeromatir unomere euchromati

Types of chromosome;

• Autosome - XX or YY.
• Allosome. - XY.

What do chromosome do?

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