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What describes the relationship between the number of genes and the number of chromosomes in human skin cells?
There are more genes than chromosomes in skin cells.
Do chromosomes have the same or different genes?
There are many more genes than chromosomes. The Human Genome Project currently has identified about 20,000 protein-coding genes, while there are only 46 chromosomes in the human genome.
True or false Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are autosomes.?
True. Autosomes are chromosomes that are not involved in determining sex. Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.
Is it True or false that chromosomes which carry genes are found in the nucleus of the cell?
True. Mitochondria contain their own DNA - and the chromosomes present in mitochondria are much smaller than those found in the nucleus (they are much more similar to Prokaryotic chromosomes). Mitochondrial DNA is not involved in the central processes of the cell.
Are there more chromosomes than genes in skin cells?
Yes. That's true for any cell type
Is a chromosome larger than a gene?
There are 25,000 human genes on 23 chromosomes. There are hundreds of genes on the smaller chromosomes and thousands on the bigger ones.
What chromosomes are sex linked genes located?
The sex chromosomes, mostly on the X sex chromosome because it is much larger than the Y chromosome and has more alleles.
Are chromosomes larger than a cell?
Typically, chromosomes are not larger than a cell. Chromosomes are made up of DNA and proteins and are found within the nucleus of a cell. Cells contain many chromosomes, each of which is a long, coiled molecule.
What is bigger chromosomes nucleus genes?
The chromosomes are lot bigger in size than the genes. The genetic material in packed into genes and then genes are expressed or located on the chromosomes. The chromosome and the genes are very important structures in the study of the genetic and must be carefully studied.
What describes the relationship between the number of genes and the number of chromosomes in human skin cells?
There are more genes than chromosomes in skin cells.
Sex-linked genes are usually found in which chromosome?
Sex linked genes are located on the sex chromosomes.
Are there more chromosome than genes?
No. Humans have 46 chromosomes " beaded " with about 25,000 genes.
Do chromosomes have the same or different genes?
There are many more genes than chromosomes. The Human Genome Project currently has identified about 20,000 protein-coding genes, while there are only 46 chromosomes in the human genome.
Is there more genes located on female sex chromosomes then on the male sex chromosome?
No, the female sex chromosomes (XX) typically have the same number of genes as the male sex chromosomes (XY). The Y chromosome is typically smaller and contains fewer genes compared to the X chromosome.
What do the chromosomes of eukaryotic cell have more of than those of a prokaryotic cell?
Genes
Why do larger organisms not need more chromosomes?
Larger organisms do not necessarily need more chromosomes because the number of chromosomes is not directly related to the size of an organism. The number of chromosomes can vary widely among different species, and even among organisms within the same species, without impacting their size. The size and complexity of an organism are influenced by various factors, such as gene regulation and developmental processes, rather than simply the number of chromosomes.
The Y chromosome is larger and carries fewer genes than the X chromosome?
No. The Y chromosome is much smaller than the X chromosome. There are only about 70 active genes on the Y chromosome and many more deleteriously mutated one. The X chromosome contains many more active genes and only crosses over marginally with the Y chromosome.
