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That depends on the size of the chromosome. We can use the largest and smallest human chromosomes as examples, using size information from the Ensembl genome browser (www.ensembl.org).
Human chromosome 1, the largest, is estimated to have 247,249,719 base pairs. That is, the DNA sequence in the chromosome is about 247 million base pairs long. Since DNA is double stranded, that equates to about 494 million nucleotides.
The smallest chromosome, 22, on the other hand has 49,691,432 base pairs - about 50 million. Hence it has about 100 million nucleotides.
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What are bits of DNA that literally jump from one chromosome to another called?
Transposons are DNA sequences that move from one location on the genome to another
What if we could see the individual nucleotide sequences of DNA?
You can see the nucleotide sequences in the DNA. It is called as DNA finger printing. It has got many applications in molecular biology.
What are chomosome?
Chromosomes are organized structures of DNA and proteins that are found in cells. A chromosome is a singular piece of DNA, which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions. The word chromosome comes from the Greek χρῶμα (chroma, color) and σῶμα (soma, body) due to their property of being stained very strongly by some dyes.
How many genes are ona human chromosome?
In recent study it has been found that there are about 20,000 to 25,000 genes in our genome.Most of the sequences in our genome does not code for anything. Junk DNA or introns constitute about 90% of our genome.
What holds 2 chromatids together?
The centromere is the part of a chromosome that links the sister chromatids together. There are two types of centromeres. Regional centromeres have DNA sequences that contribute to, but do not define function. Point centromeres are smaller and more compact, but the DNA sequences are necessary and sufficient to specify the centromere's identity and function.
What are genes and DNA?
One Big DNA is the Chromosome Body. Contiguously within [the Eukaryotic] DNA we find, oh say, 30,000 gene coding sequences {each with It's Own Start and Stop Sequences}.
Can you arrange the following in order from largest to smallest in size DNA NucleotideNucleuscell chromosome?
From smallest to largest: DNA (where DNA = short sequences of nucleotides) gene chromosome nucleus sperm cell
What are bits of DNA that literally jump from one chromosome to another called?
Transposons are DNA sequences that move from one location on the genome to another
How many DNA strands constitute a chromosome?
every and any DNA strand can constitue to a chromosome :)
What if we could see the individual nucleotide sequences of DNA?
You can see the nucleotide sequences in the DNA. It is called as DNA finger printing. It has got many applications in molecular biology.
What do chromozones do?
Chromosomes are organized structures of DNA and proteins that are found in cells. A chromosome is a singular piece of DNA, which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions. Each chromosome is made up of many many genes that carry the information to be able to make proteins. When you consider that there are two copies of each chromosome, and that each copy of each gene on the chromosome might be slightly different from the other, you have the possibility of two slightly different proteins being produced from them.
How many DNA molecules are in a chromosomes?
There is one double helix DNA molecule per chromosome.
What are chomosome?
Chromosomes are organized structures of DNA and proteins that are found in cells. A chromosome is a singular piece of DNA, which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions. The word chromosome comes from the Greek χρῶμα (chroma, color) and σῶμα (soma, body) due to their property of being stained very strongly by some dyes.
How many genes are ona human chromosome?
In recent study it has been found that there are about 20,000 to 25,000 genes in our genome.Most of the sequences in our genome does not code for anything. Junk DNA or introns constitute about 90% of our genome.
At the beginning of cell division DNA and the proteins associated with the DNA coil into a structure called an?
chromosome.
How many DNA molecules are in a chromosome just before mitiosis?
There are twice the usual number of chromosomes, but the same number of DNA molecules per chromosome.
What holds 2 chromatids together?
The centromere is the part of a chromosome that links the sister chromatids together. There are two types of centromeres. Regional centromeres have DNA sequences that contribute to, but do not define function. Point centromeres are smaller and more compact, but the DNA sequences are necessary and sufficient to specify the centromere's identity and function.
