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The accompanying chromosome diagram represents a eukaryotic chromosome prepared with Giemsa stain. Indicate the heterochromatic and euchromatic regions of the chromosome, and label the chromosome’s centromeric and telomeric regions.
What term best describes the shape of this chromosome?
Do you expect the centromeric region to contain heterochromatin? Why or why not?
Why are expressed genes not found in the telomeric region of chromosomes?
Are you more likely to find the DNA sequence encoding the digestive enzyme amylase in a heterochromatic, euchromatic, centromeric or telomeric region? Explain your reasoning.
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