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Both DNA and chromosomes lie behind our basic understanding of the human body. However, there are subtle differences between the two that determine their actions to a significant extent.
The DNA in a human body is organized into many stretches of genes. Proteins attach themselves to these stretches and coil them so that they form chromosomes. These stretches are very important in the formation of an organism. These stretches that determine which genes are going to be turned on and which are to be turned off. When a gene is turned on, it determines how the proteins are going to be formed in a cell. This in turn determines many aspects of a human being- starting from the color of his eye to the inheritance of a number of diseases and conditions.
A chromosome is simply the product of the DNA and the proteins that are attached to it. There are 23 pairs of the chromosomes in every human being. One set is inherited from the father, and one set is inherited from the mother. A DNA is a sort of a bio molecule. The entire DNA in cells can be found in individual pieces that are called chromosomes.
The main difference between DNA and chromosome is regarding the role of genes. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. The DNA is basically made up of cytosine, adenine, thymine and guanine. When you arrange these four bases to create a particular segment, it is called a gene. When these segments are coiled in a form that can be easily duplicated, they are known as chromosomes.
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What is the most broadest category to most specific category in genetic material in DNA?
genome -> chromosome -> DNA -> gene
What is the difference between a chromosome and a DNA molecule?
The difference between a chromosome and a DNA molecule is that a chromosome is a single DNA molecule associated with proteins and a DNA molecule is a long thin molecule that stores genetic information.
Is the chromosome a part of a DNA or is a DNA a part of a chromosome?
The second statement would be more correct.
What is the order of size between codon chromosome nucleotide DNA and nucleosome?
this is incorrect question, because the size of the DNA is not specified. Without the DNA, it is chromosome > nucleosome > nucleotide. The actual DNA cannot be longer than a chromosome and nucleotide is a monomer of polymeric DNA, so DNA should be somewhere between chromosome and nucleotide.
What is a single molecule of DNA and associated proteins?
a Chromosome
At the beginning of cell division DNA and the proteins associated with the DNA coil into a structure called an?
chromosome.
What are the 4 types of DNA?
autosomal dna, X chromosome, Y chromosome,and mitochondrial
What is the most broadest category to most specific category in genetic material in DNA?
genome -> chromosome -> DNA -> gene
What is the difference between a chromosome and a DNA molecule?
The difference between a chromosome and a DNA molecule is that a chromosome is a single DNA molecule associated with proteins and a DNA molecule is a long thin molecule that stores genetic information.
How many DNA strands constitute a chromosome?
every and any DNA strand can constitue to a chromosome :)
Is the chromosome a part of a DNA or is a DNA a part of a chromosome?
The second statement would be more correct.
What is the order of size between codon chromosome nucleotide DNA and nucleosome?
this is incorrect question, because the size of the DNA is not specified. Without the DNA, it is chromosome > nucleosome > nucleotide. The actual DNA cannot be longer than a chromosome and nucleotide is a monomer of polymeric DNA, so DNA should be somewhere between chromosome and nucleotide.
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 is the order if gene and chromosome and DNA had to be put in smallest to biggest?
it would be 1st chromosome. then gene. then DNA
What is the Thread like strand made of DNA called?
Chromatin. The proteins are histones, used to organize and compact the DNA.
What kind of word is chromosome?
A chromosome is DNA in the nucleus of a cell.
What is chromosome and what does it do?
A chromosome is a mix of tightly packed DNA and proteins.
