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| rod-shaped structures made of DNA and proteins |
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| a type of protein molecules found in the chromosomes of eukaryotic cells but not prokaryotic cells |
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| one of the two strands of a chromosome of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis |
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| the region of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together during mitosis |
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| the material that makes up both mitotic and interphase chromosomes; a complex of proteins and DNA strands that are loosely coiled such that translation and transcription can occur |
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| one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual |
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| any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
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| chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes, that have the same structure, and that pair during meiosis |
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| a micrograph of the array of chromosomes visible in a cell during metaphase; a graphical display that shows an individuals chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs and in order of diminishing size |
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| a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes |
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| describes a cell, nucleus, ororganism that has only one set of unpaired chromosomes |
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