Chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein that is found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromo...
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In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure.
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/basics/chromosome
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Y chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Y chromosome is the sex-determining chromosome in most mammals, including humans. In mammals, it contains the gene SRY, which triggers testis development, thus determining sex. The human Y chrom...
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Legend:; Representation of the 23 paired chromosomes of the human male. Chromosome: a very long DNA molecule and associated proteins, that carry portions of the hereditary information of an organism.
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www.accessexcellence.org/AB/GG/human.html
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The DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes. A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece of DNA, which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other intervening nucleotide ... ... A chromosome is, minimally,
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www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/chromosome.htm
www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/chromosome.htm
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They inserted the fragments into a bacterial artificial chromosome that could be grown in E. coli bacteria which divided, thereby replicating the DNA samples to create a stable resource - a 'library' of DNA clones.
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www.sanger.ac.uk/HGP/Chr22/
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Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms ... A chromosome is an organized package of DNA found in the nucleus of the cell. Different organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. ... Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes--22 pairs of numbered chromosomes, called autosomes, and one pair of sex chromosomes, X and Y.
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www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=chromosome
www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=chromosome
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