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What Are Genes? - Biology

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What are genes? 

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Gene is a structural and functional unit of heredity and variations. Genes are specific sequences
of nucleotides on a chromosome that encode particular proteins which express in the form of
some particular feature of the body. In other words, gene is the DNA segment of the
chromosome and it controls the expression of characteristics

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पाठ 2: Structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division - Long answer type [पृष्ठ २०]

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सेलिना Concise Biology [English] Class 10 ICSE
पाठ 2 Structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division
Long answer type | Q 2 | पृष्ठ २०

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Synthesis phase in the cell cycle is called so, because of the synthesis of more:
A. RNA
B. RNA and proteins
C. DNA
D. Glucose


Chromosomes get aligned at the centre of the cell during:
A. Metaphase
B. Anaphase
C. Prophase
D. Telophase


Choose the correct answer:
Centromere is related to ________


Choose the correct answer:
Minimum coiling in chromosome is at ______________


Choose the correct answer:
Centromere is related to _______________


Choose the correct answer:
If after karyokinesis, cytokinesis does not occur, then result would be _____________


What are chromosomes? Why are they called so?

Mention the contribution of the scientist given below in the study of chromosome:

Waldeyer


Write a sentence of the following:
Telomere


At which stage are chromosomes best observed?

Choose the correct answer:
A 'V' shaped chromosomes has to _____________


Explain the Term Chromosomes


Name the following:

The part of the cell associated with heredity.


Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

Chromosomes other than sex-chromosomes are autonomous.


State the Location: Chromosomes


Give Reason:

 The Law of independent assortment holds good for the gene pairs that occur in different pairs of chromosomes.


Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.

Column I Column II
Genetics Chromosomes are similar in size and shape.
Autosomes The alternative forms of a gene.
Recessive gene Study of laws of inheritance of characters
Allele A gene that can express only when in a similar pair.
Homologous chromosomes Chromosomes are other than the pair of sex chromosomes.

Give the example of X- monosomy you have studied.


The female gamete/egg cell of a human cell will have ______.


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