Describes a cell that contains a full set of genetic information; the pairs of chromosomes are called homologous chromosomes because their size, shape, and genes are the same

DNA tightly coiled around histone proteins; these are easy to move and only visible during mitosis

DNA loosely coiled around histone proteins; the structure of genetic material in the nucleus during interphase

A photograph of chromosomes grouped in pairs; It can allow us to determine a person's sex and if they have any extra or missing chromosomes

The cell part located in the cytoplasm of animal cells that produces spindle fibers during mitosis

Term used to refer to chromosomes that each have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent

Describes a cell that contains half of a set of genes because it only has a single set of chromosomes

The area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached

String-like structures called microtubules that help move and seperate the chromosomes during mitosis

One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome