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Which of the following is not responsible for the formation of chromosomes?

Which of the following is not responsible for the formation of chromosomes? Correct Answer Endoplasmic reticulum

The endoplasmic reticulum is not responsible for the formation of chromosomes. Chromosomes are made up of proteins, DNA, and RNA. The loss or gain of a segment of DNA often causes the alternation of chromosomes.

Related Questions

Consider the following statements.
1. Allosomes, i.e. chromosomes which are responsible for determination of sex e.g. X and Y chromosomes.
2. Autosomes, i.e. chromosomes, which determine the somatic characters.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding supernumerary chromosomes and choose the correct answer:
1. They are not homologous with any of the normal chromosomes
2. They form synapses among themselves
3. They are generally smaller than normal chromosomes
4. They are found more commonly in plants than in animals
Consider the following statements regarding Genome Sequencing: 1. Genome sequencing is figuring out the order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome—the order of Adenine, Cytosine, Guanines, and Thymine that make up an organism's DNA. 2. Human genome is made up of 46 chromosome pairs with a total of about 3 billion DNA base pairs. 3. There are 24 distinct human chromosomes: 22 autosomal chromosomes, plus the sex-determining X and Y chromosomes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. Human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
2. Sex chromosome in human male are named XY.
3. Chromosomes are best seen in metaphase.
Which of the statements given above is/are false about chromosomes?
Assertion (A) Human beings have 23 pair of chromosomes, one of which is the sex chromosomes and the remaining are 22 autosomes. The X-linked disease are related to mutation on a sex chromosomes.
Reason (R) Colour blindness results from a mutation in X-chromosome.
Of the two diploid species, species I has 36 chromosomes and species II has 28 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be found in an allotriploid individual?
Which of these chromosomes are responsible for characters other than the sex chromosomes?
A cell with 16 chromosomes is treated with colchicine. How many chromosomes will the cell have at the end? (Note: The chemical colchicine interferes with spindle formation.)
Which of the following figures shown below, when folded along the dotted lines, will form a pyramid shaped box with a rectangular base?
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Different designs can be made by placing a maximum of nine matchstics. Which of the following designs cannot be made at all?
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