Chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide ...
Chromosome 1 (human) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chromosome 1 is the designation for the largest human chromosome. Humans have two copies of chromosome 1, as they do with all of the autosomes, which are the non-sex chromosomes.
X chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The X chromosome is one of the two sex-determining chromosomes in many animal species, including mammals (the other is the Y chromosome) and is found in both males and females.
Chromosome 4 (human) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chromosome 4 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 4 spans more than 186 million base pairs (the ...
Chromosome 5 (human) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chromosome 5 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 5 spans about 181 million base pairs (the building ...
Y chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Y chromosome is one of the two sex-determining chromosomes in most mammals, including humans. In mammals, it contains the gene SRY, which triggers testis development if ...
Synapsis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Synapses (also called syndesis) is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis It allows matching-up of homologous pairs prior to their segregation ...
Y-chromosomal Adam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In human genetics, Y-chromosomal Adam (Y-MRCA) is the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) from whom all living people are descended patrilineally (tracing back only along the ...
XY gonadal dysgenesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swyer syndrome, or XY gonadal dysgenesis, is a type of hypogonadism in a person whose karyotype is 46,XY. The person is externally female with streak gonads, and left untreated ...
Kinetochore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The kinetochore ( / k ɪ ˈ n ɛ t ə k ɔər /) is the protein structure on chromatids where the spindle fibers attach during cell division to pull sister chromatids apart.