QuestenaPractice that shows what to review next
Question 5

Order these three from largest to smallest as they occur in a cell: gene, nucleus, chromosome.

  1. Nucleus, chromosome, geneCorrect answer
  2. Gene, chromosome, nucleus
  3. Chromosome, nucleus, gene
  4. Gene, nucleus, chromosome

Explanation

The nucleus is the compartment that holds the chromosomes, and each chromosome is a length of DNA of which a gene is only a part, so the sizes fall in that order. Putting the gene first reverses the containment and would require a gene big enough to hold the structure it actually sits on.

Continue with this test

Start practice
Question 5: Order these three from largest to smallest as they occur in… · Genetics Basics · Questena