Does DNA contain 23 chromosomes

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

No. DNA doesn't contain chromosomes. Chromosomes are DNA.

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

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How many chromosomes are in a genome?

23 i think -- There's no such thing as "a DNA. But it works the other way around: DNA doesn't contain chromosomes, but chromosomes contain DNA. A person has 23 chromosome pairs: 46 chromosomes. One (pair) of which decides gender. Some people aren't perfect and have 47 chromosomes. Maybe other 'combinations' exist too.

Do chromosomes only contain DNA?

Chromosomes of prokaryotic cell only contain DNA while chromosomes of eukaryotic cell are composed of DNA and protein.

What are structure the contain DNA called?

Chromosome

How does DNA help with the transfer of genetic material from parents to offspring?

Yes, it does. You get 23 chromosomes from your mother and 23 from your father. These chromosomes contain DNA, which is the code for making genes. Since you get DNA from your parents, you also get genes from them.

Do chromosomes contain mitochondria that determine which trait an organism will have?

No, chromosomes do not contain mitochondria. Mitochondria have their own DNA, separate from the DNA in the cell's nucleus. Traits are determined by the combination of genes on chromosomes, not by mitochondria.

The stringy structures in the cell nucleus that contain DNA are?

chromosomes

Chromosomes contain what and what?

proteins and DNA

Esta el ADN en las Cromosonas?

Is DNA in chromosomes? Do chromosomes contain DNA?

How many chromosomes will be in the nucleus of most cells in human body?

23 Pairs of chromosomes or 46 chromosomes.

How are chromosomes genes and DNA alike and why are they in the cell?

The building blocks of your body are cells. In the cells are nuclei where DNA is located. The DNA is made of chromosomes which contain all the information or codes that make you who you are. These codes we call genes. The number of chromosomes varies with the species. We, as humans, have 23 pairs.

Chromosomes contain both what?

protein and DNA

What do chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell contain?

DNA

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