Other than genes, name three other regions of chromosomes? What are their functions? Which of them represent euchromatin? Hetero

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chromatin?

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Dmitrij [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-16T03:17:41+03:00

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Other than genes, chromosomes has following regions :

1) Centromere : It is the attachment point for spindle microtubules (heterochromatic) 

2) Telomeres : These are the natural ends, the tips of linear chromosomes that has a role to stabilize the chromosome (Heterochromatic) 

3) Intergenic regions : Intergenic DNA acts to control the genes nearby but it has not currently known function.

4) Origin of replication - It is the site where DNA synthesis begins (euchromatic) 

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