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Chromosomes

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  • The ................. contain genes that will determine the sex of the individual.
    Sex Chromosomes
  • Humans with more than two copies of a chromosome, a condition called ..............
    trisomy
  • .................., also called X, is a condition in which there is a missing X chromosome in females.
    Turner syndrome
  • The genes that cause a fertilized egg to develop into a ........are located on the Y chromosome.
    male
  • Changes in an organism’s chromosome structure are called ...........
    mutations
  • .........It is a photo of the chromosomes in a dividing cell that shows the chromosomes arranged by size.
    Karyotype
  • .............., also called trisomy 21, is a condition in which there is an extra copy of chromosome 21.
    Down syndrome
  • ............are chromosomes that are not directly involved in determining the sex of an individual.
    Autosomes
  • any individual without a Y chromosome is .............
    female
  • When sperms and egg cells form, each chromosome and its homologue separate, an event called ...............
    disjunction