DEFINITIONS AND KEY POINTS OF CHROMOSOME AND GENE LINKAGE

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TERMS	DEFINITIONS
Cell cycle	The highly dispersed state of chromosomes is called chromatin.
Mitosis	The highly folded form during division of cell is called
Nucleosothe	Four types of Histone protein form a core particle called nucleosome.
Heterochromatic	Heterochromatic region are inactive portions of
Euchromatic	The active portions of chromosomes are called ---------------------------- ---------------------------- euchromatic regions.
Sex chromosomes	Chromosomes that are represented differently in females and males and function in sex determination are called sex chromosomes.
Linkage	The genes present on the same chromosomes are called linked gene and this phenomenon is called linkage.
Point mutation	The change of sequence of nucleotides is called point mutation.
Aneuploidy	The random abnormal number of chromosomes in the animals is called as aneuploidy.
Polyploidy	A condition in which the organisms have more than two complete sets of chromosomes is called polyploidy.

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