Chromosome At Biology Glossary
What is it? A self-replicating DNA molecule that carries essential genetic information for growth and replication of a cell or virus. The DNA organized into a tightly packaged structure by associated histone-like proteins in bacteria and histones in eukaryotes. (The chromosomes of some viruses contain RNA instead of DNA.)Bio Definition Added By: Ethan
The Chromosome definition has been viewed 347 Time(s)!
Send To Friends!
If you'd like to send the Chromosome definition to yourself or to your friends/colleagues, just enter the e-mail addresses in the boxes below -We hope you now understand the meaning of Chromosome. If you need any more information on this term, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Other Similar Biology Terms:
Bio Term proto-oncogene is The non-activated form of a cellular oncogene in an untransformed cell. A gene that, when mutated or otherwise affected, becomes an oncogene.Bio Term spongy mesophyll is The internal tissue layer of a leaf found below the palisade mesophyll. Lacks a regular organization due to irregularly shaped cells and many air spaces.
Bio Term sex linkage is The location of a gene on a sex chromosome.
Bio Term Consensus sequence is A idealized nucleotide sequence that represents a sequence that serves some particular function (e.g. a promoter) at multiple places in a genome. Each position of the consensus sequence represents the nucleotide most often found at that position in the real sequences. The precise sequence will vary from site to site, but they all are similar to the consensus sequence.
Bio Term phenocopy is A phenotype that is not genetically controlled but looks like a genetically controlled phenotype. An environmentally induced phenotype that resembles the phenotype produced by a mutation.