Upload NowThe word ‘chromosome’ was coined by Waldeyer and means coloured body. Chromosomes are found in viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes. 1. Prokaryotic Chromosome: Prokaryotic cells do not possess nuclear membrane and the genetic material is found in a compact structure called nucleoid. A prokaryotic cell possesses a single chromosome which is irregularly folded into a compact […]
Structure of Chromosomes: Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic | Genetics | Biotechnology
Article shared by : 
Chromosome Theory of Sex Determination | Genetics | Biotechnology
Article shared by :
According to the chromosome theory of sex determination proposed by McClung, chromosomes play a major role in determination of sex in most of the dioeciously organisms. In diploid organisms, a pair of chromosomes determines the sex of individual. They are called the sex chromosomes or allosomes or heterosomes. Sex determination is the process by which […]