Which sentence lists events in the cell cycle in correct order, from earlier to later?

The chromosomes become longer and thinner; spindle fibers attach to the centromeres.

The nuclear membrane reforms; the chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.

The chromosomes replicate; the nuclear membrane dissolves.

The sister chromatids are separated; the chromosomes condense.

Which term below describes a piece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to a cell to make a specific protein?

gene

chromosome

trait

homologous chromosome

Verified Answer :


2. Chromosome is the instruction that consist the gene. 
A gene is a hereditary unit that is made up of  a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location or site  on a chromosome, and which can be transcribed or copied into an RNA molecule that may function just as it is, or be translated  into amino acids.