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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
There are a total of 46 of these in most human cells, & genes within them contain all our hereditary information	chromosomes	$400	DJ	WE'RE BLINDING YOU WITH SCIENCE	2026-03-13	#40
It's a structure made of DNA found in the cell nucleus; the hermit crab has 254, we have 46	chromosomes	$400	DJ	SCIENCE FACTS	2025-04-21	#9316
Thomas Hunt Morgandiscovered that genes are carried on these structures	chromosomes	$1,200	DJ	SCIENCE TEST	2024-12-31	#9237
These rod-shaped structures in a cell's nucleus carry its genetic information	chromosomes	$400	DJ	SCIENCE GLOSSARY	2021-01-20	#8318
These were first seen in human cells in 1882; the exact number, 46, was determined in 1956	chromosomes	$600	J	SCIENCE	2008-11-12	#5563
Geneticists know that human beings typically have 23 pairs of these; fruit flies have only 4 pairs	chromosomes	$800	DJ	SCIENCE CLASS	2006-04-26	#4988
These DNA-bearing structures have caps called telomeres; learn to lengthen those & we'll all live forever	chromosomes	$1,200	DJ	SCIENCE NEWS	2006-01-05	#4909
As they become visible when stained, they were named this from the Greek for "color" & "body"	chromosomes		FJ	LIFE SCIENCE	2002-02-11	#4021
While we have 23 pairs of these in each cell, the fruit fly makes do with 4, only 1 of them sex-related	chromosomes	$200	DJ	SCIENCE	2001-05-08	#3852
These gene-carrying structures are distinguished by haploid & diploid numbers	Chromosomes	$300	J	SCIENCE CLASS	2001-04-11	#3833
This threadlike structure found in cells is made up largely of proteins & DNA	chromosomes	$300	J	SCIENCE CLASS	1998-09-17	#3224
Human beings normally have 46 of these in most of their cells	Chromosomes	$200	J	SCIENCE	1997-06-19	#2964
They're the tiny threadlike structures that carry the genes - you have 23 pairs	Chromosomes	$600	DJ	SCIENCE	1996-07-17	#2753
Haploid refers to a cell with one set of these, diploid to a cell with two sets	chromosomes	$400	DJ	SCIENCE	1996-06-27	#2739
A zygote has the full or diploid number of these	chromosomes	$600	DJ	GENERAL SCIENCE	1994-12-05	#2361
From fruit fly experiments, Thomas Hunt Morgan proved that genes are located on these units	chromosomes	$600	DJ	SCIENCE	1994-01-07	#2155
Before prophase, the first stage of mitosis, the number of these doubles	chromosomes	$300	J	GENERAL SCIENCE	1993-03-02	#1962
During cell reproduction, one of these splits into 2 identical strands called chromatids	chromosomes	$400	DJ	SCIENCE	1992-05-01	#1780
Your body has 23 pairs of these, & if you're a girl, one pair is XX	chromosomes	$200	DJ	SCIENCE	1990-02-05	#1256
A diploid cell's nucleus has these aligned in pairs	chromosomes	$800	DJ	SCIENCE	1988-04-20	#848

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

There are a total of 46 of these in most human cells, & genes within them contain all our hereditary information

chromosomes

$400

WE'RE BLINDING YOU WITH SCIENCE

2026-03-13

#40

It's a structure made of DNA found in the cell nucleus; the hermit crab has 254, we have 46

chromosomes

$400

SCIENCE FACTS

2025-04-21

#9316

Thomas Hunt Morgandiscovered that genes are carried on these structures

chromosomes

$1,200

SCIENCE TEST

2024-12-31

#9237

These rod-shaped structures in a cell's nucleus carry its genetic information

chromosomes

$400

SCIENCE GLOSSARY

2021-01-20

#8318

These were first seen in human cells in 1882; the exact number, 46, was determined in 1956

chromosomes

$600

SCIENCE

2008-11-12

#5563

Geneticists know that human beings typically have 23 pairs of these; fruit flies have only 4 pairs

chromosomes

$800

SCIENCE CLASS

2006-04-26

#4988

These DNA-bearing structures have caps called telomeres; learn to lengthen those & we'll all live forever

chromosomes

$1,200

SCIENCE NEWS

2006-01-05

#4909

As they become visible when stained, they were named this from the Greek for "color" & "body"

chromosomes

LIFE SCIENCE

2002-02-11

#4021

While we have 23 pairs of these in each cell, the fruit fly makes do with 4, only 1 of them sex-related

chromosomes

$200

SCIENCE

2001-05-08

#3852

These gene-carrying structures are distinguished by haploid & diploid numbers

Chromosomes

$300

SCIENCE CLASS

2001-04-11

#3833

This threadlike structure found in cells is made up largely of proteins & DNA

chromosomes

$300

SCIENCE CLASS

1998-09-17

#3224

Human beings normally have 46 of these in most of their cells

Chromosomes

$200

SCIENCE

1997-06-19

#2964

They're the tiny threadlike structures that carry the genes - you have 23 pairs

Chromosomes

$600

SCIENCE

1996-07-17

#2753

Haploid refers to a cell with one set of these, diploid to a cell with two sets

chromosomes

$400

SCIENCE

1996-06-27

#2739

A zygote has the full or diploid number of these

chromosomes

$600

GENERAL SCIENCE

1994-12-05

#2361

From fruit fly experiments, Thomas Hunt Morgan proved that genes are located on these units

chromosomes

$600

SCIENCE

1994-01-07

#2155

Before prophase, the first stage of mitosis, the number of these doubles

chromosomes

$300

GENERAL SCIENCE

1993-03-02

#1962

During cell reproduction, one of these splits into 2 identical strands called chromatids

chromosomes

$400

SCIENCE

1992-05-01

#1780

Your body has 23 pairs of these, & if you're a girl, one pair is XX

chromosomes

$200

SCIENCE

1990-02-05

#1256

A diploid cell's nucleus has these aligned in pairs

chromosomes

$800

SCIENCE

1988-04-20

#848