Question

Which best describes a centromere?

A. Sister chromosomes that are held together by a chromatid
B. paired chromosomes that have genes arranged in the same order
C. The part of a chromosome that joins the sister chromatids
D. The material that makes up a chromosome

Answer 1

The correct answer is c The part of chromosome that joins the sister chromatid

Step-by-step explanation:

Centromere is an important part of chromosome that help to join a pair of sister chromatid.Centromere helps the the assemple of kinetochore, the later helps in the segregation of chromosome

centromere helps in the activity of cohesin protein that helps in the cohesion of sister chromatid after DNA replication.

According to the positioning of centromere chromosome can be catagorized into 4 types 1 Metacentric chromosome 2 Sub metacentric chromosome 3 Acrocentric chromosome 4 Telocentric chromosome .