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The 64 pages that link to Chromosome, each with the reason it gives.

• AlleleNarrower topic: Alleles occupy loci along chromosomes.

• Prenatal diagnosisNarrower topic: Many prenatal tests look for changes in chromosome number or structure.

• GeneNarrower topic: Genes occupy particular locations along chromosomes.

• GenotypeNarrower topic: Alleles are arranged along chromosomes, which organize much of an organism’s genotype.

• MitosisNarrower topic: Mitotic segregation acts on chromosomes as organized units.

• GameteNarrower topic: Chromosomes are the inherited units whose sets are divided and reunited through reproduction.

• KaryotypeNarrower topic: Chromosomes are the units counted and visually compared in a karyotype.

• Alternation of generationsNarrower topic: Chromosome sets distinguish the two generations.

• X-linked inheritanceNarrower topic: X-linked inheritance is one chromosome-specific form of genetic transmission.

• DiploidNarrower topic: Diploid cells contain two complete chromosome sets.

• TelomereNarrower topic: A telomere is the specialized protective structure at each end of a linear chromosome.

• Homologous chromosomesNarrower topic: Homologues are corresponding members of this DNA-carrying structure.

• HaplotypeNarrower topic: Variants form a haplotype when they occur together on the same chromosome.

• X chromosomeNarrower topic: The X chromosome is one member of this broader class of genetic structures.

• Sex chromosomeNarrower topic: Sex chromosomes are specialized members of this broader class of genetic structures.

• Chromosome theory of inheritanceNarrower topic: Chromosomes are the physical structures the theory identifies as vehicles of inheritance.

• Y chromosomeNarrower topic: The Y is one member of the chromosome set in human cells.

• Gene dosageNarrower topic: Chromosome number and structure set the copy counts of many genes.

• Theodor BoveriNarrower topic: Boveri’s central question was how chromosomes transmit distinct hereditary instructions.

• CytogeneticsNarrower topic: Chromosomes are the physical units examined by cytogenetic methods.

• Genetic disorderNarrower topic: Chromosome number and structure can affect many genes and cause disorders.

• Chromosomal translocationNarrower topic: Translocations rearrange segments of these organized DNA structures.

• Molecular geneticsNarrower topic: Chromosomes organize genes into larger structures that can be copied and inherited.

• CentromereNarrower topic: A centromere is a specialized region within each replicated chromosome.

• PloidyNarrower topic: Ploidy counts complete sets of these structures.

• TelomeraseNarrower topic: Telomerase acts at the ends of linear chromosomes.

• Elizabeth BlackburnNarrower topic: Telomeres and telomerase matter because linear chromosomes must preserve their ends.

• Germ cellNarrower topic: Germ cells transmit chromosomes, whose reshuffling underlies inherited variation.

• Cri du chat syndromeNarrower topic: The syndrome results from a structural change in one chromosome.

• Ethidium bromideNarrower topic: Early cytogenetic studies used ethidium bromide to examine chromosome structure and behavior.

• Jack W. SzostakNarrower topic: Telomeres protect the ends of the chromosomes Szostak studied.

• Jérôme LejeuneNarrower topic: Lejeune’s finding was that affected cells contained an additional chromosome.

• Chromosome abnormalityNarrower topic: Chromosome abnormalities alter the number or structure of these genetic packages.

• Jacobsen syndromeNarrower topic: The syndrome is defined by a structural loss from one chromosome.

• TimemaNarrower topic: Chromosome behavior distinguishes reproductive modes in Timema.

• Y linkageNarrower topic: Y linkage is a special case of genes being carried together on one chromosome.