________ Are the Building Blocks of Cells as Well as the Regulators

question 4

Multiple Choice

________ are the building blocks of cells as well as the regulators that direct the body's processes.

• A) Genes
• B) Proteins
• C) Ribosomes
• D) DNA

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that have the same structure and sequence of genes but can have different alleles for the same genes, one inherited from each parent.

Alleles

Different versions of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome.

Centromere

The region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach, crucial for the distribution of chromosomes during cell division.

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.