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What is a chromosome and why is it important for DNA to condense?
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Are chromosome more condense than chromatin?
Yes, you can think of chromosomes tightly wound up DNA and chromatin as unwound DNA.
Why is it necessary for chromatin to condense into tightly packed chromosomes?
DNA does not condense into chromosomes. When cells divide so do chromosomes. Each chromosome provides the template for a new chromosome. The four bases match those on the old chromosomes and create new chromosomes. DNA does not just decide to get together, "Hey guys, lets get together and become a chromosome." ACTUALLY they do condense into chromosomes because it would be too big (if uncoiled and stretched out) to fit into a cell
Why is it important for DNA to condense before dividing?
DNA condensation is used to block the transcription and translation of a number of genes. It is part of "epigenetics" by condensation of the DNA the polymerase can no longer bind.
What nucleus acid is called that makes up a chromosome?
The nucleic acid chains usually sit around uncoiled as loose strands. When it is time for the cell to reproduce, they condense and wrap up very tightly. The tightly wound DNA is called a chromosome. Chromosomes look kind of like long, limp hot dogs. They are also found in pairs.
What is the most broadest category to most specific category in genetic material in DNA?
genome -> chromosome -> DNA -> gene
What is the name of the structure that DNA will condense into?
A chromosome
Why is it important for the chromosomes to condense during mitosis a to facilitate DNA replication B to faciliate chromosome movement Cto faciliate cytokinesis d to facilitate spindle formation?
B To facilitate chromosome movement
Are chromosome more condense than chromatin?
Yes, you can think of chromosomes tightly wound up DNA and chromatin as unwound DNA.
Why is it necessary for chromatin to condense into tightly packed chromosomes?
DNA does not condense into chromosomes. When cells divide so do chromosomes. Each chromosome provides the template for a new chromosome. The four bases match those on the old chromosomes and create new chromosomes. DNA does not just decide to get together, "Hey guys, lets get together and become a chromosome." ACTUALLY they do condense into chromosomes because it would be too big (if uncoiled and stretched out) to fit into a cell
What is a chromatid?
A chromatid is one half of a chromosome at a stage of the cell cycle when the chromosome contains two molecules of DNA.A chromatid is like a twin; you can only use the term when there are two of them!Before DNA replicates, each chromosome has only one molecule of DNA. After replication of the DNA, there are two DNA molecules in each chromosome. These become visible under a light microscope when the chromosomes condense during prophase of the next division.Each chromosome then looks like an X. The left side of the X contains one DNA molecule (together with proteins) and the right side contains the other. Each half of the chromosome is a chromatid. At anaphase of the division, the two chromatids are pulled apart. From then on they are no longer referred to as chromatids, but as daughter-chromosomes.
What is the fundamental repeating unit of organization in a eukaryotic chromosome?
The nucleosome is the basic unit that organizes the structure of an eukaryotic chromosome. The nucleosome is DNA wrapped around histone proteins which allows the DNA to condense into chromosomes.
At the beginning of cell division DNA and the proteins associated with the DNA coil into a structure called an?
chromosome.
Why is it important for DNA to condense before dividing?
DNA condensation is used to block the transcription and translation of a number of genes. It is part of "epigenetics" by condensation of the DNA the polymerase can no longer bind.
What nucleus acid is called that makes up a chromosome?
The nucleic acid chains usually sit around uncoiled as loose strands. When it is time for the cell to reproduce, they condense and wrap up very tightly. The tightly wound DNA is called a chromosome. Chromosomes look kind of like long, limp hot dogs. They are also found in pairs.
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
Why The reduction of the chromosome number during meiosis is most important?
maintaining the chromosome number during sexual reproduction
