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What are sex chromosomes?
These chromosomes determine an individual's gender
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What are identical twins?
These type of twins are genetically the same
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What is metaphase?
Scientists study whole chromosomes by using images of chromosomes stained during this phase of mitosis.
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What is nondisjunction?
This is the cell division during which sister chromatids fail to separate properly
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What is an autosome?
Another pair of chromosomes is called this
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What is concordance rate?
This rate is the percentage of twins who both express a given trait
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What is a karyotype?
The pairs of homologous chromosomes are arranged in decreasing size to produce a micrograph called this
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What are chromosomes?
If nondisjunction occurs during meiosis I or meiosis II, the resulting gametes will not have the correct number of this
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What are egg and sperm cells?
The offspring's gender is determined by this combination of sex chromosomes
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What is a trait?
If this is inherited, both identical twins will have the same of it.
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What are telomeres?
scientists have found that chromosomes end in protective caps called this
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What is Down syndrome?
This mental disorder is a result of an extra chromosome 21.
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