{"id":2374,"date":"2016-05-24T20:20:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T20:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/biologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2374"},"modified":"2017-08-01T23:33:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T23:33:09","slug":"outcome-types-of-chromosomes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/hccs-waymakerbiology1\/chapter\/outcome-types-of-chromosomes\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Chromosomes and DNA Packaging","rendered":"Introduction to Chromosomes and DNA Packaging"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0Understand chromosome structure and organization in eukaryotic cells<\/h2>\r\nWhen a cell divides, it is essential that the new cell (also known as the daughter cell) contains the same genetic information as the old cell (also known as the parent cell). This genetic information is our DNA, which is packaged into chromosomes. Each chromosome contains information about specific traits of an organism. These chromosomes can be sorted into two categories: autosomes and sex chromosomes. In this section will discuss these two types of chromosomes and the differences between the two as well as how cells package DNA.","rendered":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0Understand chromosome structure and organization in eukaryotic cells<\/h2>\n<p>When a cell divides, it is essential that the new cell (also known as the daughter cell) contains the same genetic information as the old cell (also known as the parent cell). This genetic information is our DNA, which is packaged into chromosomes. Each chromosome contains information about specific traits of an organism. These chromosomes can be sorted into two categories: autosomes and sex chromosomes. 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