Chromosome ​
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Biology
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Long, linear DNA molecule made of chromatin in cells
Contains 100-1000 genes
[!abstract] Chromatin
Material consisting of DNA + histone proteins
[!abstract]+ Sister chromatid
Each of the two identical copies of a chromosome after replication[!abstract] Centromere
Middle section of a pair of chromatids that connects them together[!abstract] Kinetochore
Protein located at the centromere
[!abstract] Autosome
A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
[!abstract] Homologous
(Of chromosomes) Similar in structure, but not identical
Ajitani Hifumi