ANTH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 99: Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, Monosomy
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Cell/nucleus/mitochondria: every cell has a nucleus, the nucleus and. Chromosomes/sex chromosomes: dna is organized into bundles because they absorb pigment and can be viewed under a microscope. Karyotype: a picture of the chromosomes in a cell. Homologous chromosomes: one maternal chromosome that pairs up with one paternal chromosome. Monosomy: one chromosome instead of two chromosomes. Trisomy: three chromosomes instead of two chromosomes. Dna: deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that contains all the information to create a living, functioning organism. Mdna: mitochondrial dna, dna that comes solely from the mother. Double-helix: structure of dna decoded by 4 researchers (james watson,
