BLG 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sister Chromatids, Homologous Chromosome, Decay Product

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Genetics lecture 3 study notes: single gene inheritance. Chromosomes exist in homologous pairs in diploid organisms. Contain identical gene sites along their length. Carry genes for the same inherited characteristics/traits. May carry different versions of the same gene (alleles) Each gene site on a chromosome is called a locus. Locus- refers to the location of a specific gene on a chromosome (where the gene is located/the physical location of a gene in the cell) The chromosomes become distinct for the first time (chromatids are visible at this stage) Chromosomes condense and start to get shorter and shorter over time. The condensing/shrinking of the chromosomes form spirals or coils that can be moved/taken apart more easily. Each chromosome is seen to have become a pair of strands that are called sister chromatids (sister chromatids can be seen at this stage) Sister chromatids formed when the dna replicated during s phase. The chromatids in each pair are joined at the centromere.

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