wat is the small body in the cell neclues that contains genes?

Answer 1

OMG...NONE OF THEM ARE RIGHT, THE ANSWER IS NUCLEOLUS. It is the structure within a nuclues that contain genes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleolus

chromosomes ARE genes, not the body that contain them.

Answer 2

Chromosomes contain genes.

For the person below me, true, the nucleolus is a small body within the nucleus that contains genes. These genes encode for rRNA to create ribosomes for transcription. However, not all cells that have a nucleus have nucleoli, whereas every cell that has a nucleus does indeed have chromosomes. I'm still leaning towards chromosomes as the answer, but you can make a good argument for the nucleolus.

Now that I've had more time to think on it, I guess both answers are right.

Answer 3

Genes are stored in chromosomes.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_nucleus
"In cell biology, the nucleus (pl. nuclei; from Latin nucleus or nuculeus, kernel) is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. It contains most of the cell's genetic material, organized as multiple long linear DNA molecules in complex with a large variety of proteins, such as histones, to form chromosomes. The genes within these chromosomes make up the cell's nuclear genome. The function of the nucleus is to maintain the integrity of these genes and to control the activities of the cell by regulating gene expression."

See the article for a good picture of a cell.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome
"A chromosome is a single large macromolecule of DNA, and constitutes a physically organized form of DNA in a cell. It is a very long, continuous piece of DNA (a single DNA molecule), which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other intervening nucleotide sequences. A broader definition of "chromosome" also includes the DNA-bound proteins which serve to package and manage the DNA. The word chromosome comes from the Greek χρῶμα (chroma, color) and σῶμα (soma, body) due to its capacity to be stained very strongly with vital and supravital dyes."

Answer 4

Meiosis is the process of producing sex cells. Like regular cells (in mitosis, or the process of dividing into 2 new daughter cells), first the cell duplicates its number of genes. Then, it splits into two. Finally, it splits into two again. The result is 4 sex cells, each with half the copy of genes of the original cell. Sex cells contain all of the same genes as somatic ('regular') cells. But somatic cells contain two copies of every gene and sex cells contain only one copy of every gene. This is because during sexual reproduction, two sex cells combine. The resulting zygote will have two copies of every gene-- one from the father, and one from the mother. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

The nucleus contains DNA, which contains the genes. DNA coils and clumps up to form ... chrom ....
that should be a good enough hint.