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For each of the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the best word or phrase selected from the list below. Not all words or phrases will be used; each word or phrase should be used only once. In eukaryotic______ DNA is complexed with proteins to form ______ The paternal and maternal copies of human Chromosome 1 are ______, whereas the paternal copy of Chromosome 1 and the maternal copy of Chromosome 3 are ______. Cytogeneticists can determine large-scale chromosomal abnormalities by looking at a patient's ______. Fluorescent molecules can be used to paint a chromosome, by a technique that employs DNA ______, and thereby to identify each chromosome by microscopy. bands extended kinetochore chromatin homologous nonhomologous chromosomes hybridization condensation karyotype

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1. Chromosomes: DNA is found as chromosomes in eukaryotes and and a mass attached to the plasma membrane in prolaryotes

2. Chromatin: Structural unit of DNA. Consists of a complex between DNA and histone proteins.

3. Homologus: When two chromosomes are of the same size and contain genes in the same location.

4. Non-homologus

5. Karyotype: Provides information about chromosome length among other important information required to report genetic disorders.

6. Hybridization: DNA unwinds at specific locations during hybridization, which can be used for location based fluorescent markers.

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