An organism’s traits are determined by the specific combination of inherited _____. a. cells. b. genes. c. proteins. d. chromatids.

Q: Which statement about homologous chromosomes is FALSE?   Select one: a. They contain the same…

A: Homologous chromosome – During fertilization in a cell, one from the pair from the mother and…

Q: What do you mean by cytoplasmic inheritance?

A: Genetics is the branch of biology which deals with genes, heredity, and genome in the organism.…

Q: At which stage do homologous chromosomes separatefrom each other?

A: A set of the maternal and paternal chromosomes is collectively known as a homologous chromosome.…

Q: In Meiosis, the Chromosomes ReplicateOnce but the Nucleus Divides Twice why?

A: Meiosis is a cell division through which gametes are produced. One diploid eukaryotic cell divides…

Q: Meiosis explains whya. you inherited half of your DNA from each of your parents.b. the sister…

A: All the cells undergo differentiation and regeneration forming two types of cells, somatic cells…

Q: Which of these things happens in meiosis but Not mitosis?

A: Mitosis :- Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (cell…

Q: At the end of mitosis, the daughter cells possess: A. half the number of chromosomes as the parent…

A: Mitosis  It is the process of cell division where one cell divided into two daughter cells.

Q: These items separate from each other during Anaphase of Mitosis.  a. Sister chromatids b.…

A: Correct answer: a) sister chromatids

Q: Mitosis differs from meiosis in the following ways EXCEPT:(a) Mitosis results in a full complement…

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life of all living organisms capable of…

Q: Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis with at least 5 descriptors of each.  Explain how meiosis…

A: MeiosisMeiosis is a type of cell division that results in the formation of four daughter cells each…

Q: List as many similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis as you can. Which differences…

A: A series of event that occurs in a cell to make it ready for the division is the cell cycle.  There…

Q: If mitotic and meiotic processes had never evolved, what would have been the consequences??

A: Generally cells of individual organisms divide or reproduce in two ways I.e Mitosis and meiosis.…

Q: Diploid cells have a. two chromosomes.b. two sets of chromosomesc. one set of chromosomes.d. two…

A: During the fertilization process, the male and female species participate in the fusion process and…

Q: When does DNA replication occur during meiosis?   a. during telophase    b. during…

A: Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the…

Q: Extranuclear inheritance occurs becausea. certain genes are found on the X chromosome.b. chromosomes…

A: Extranuclear inheritance involves the genetic information located in the organelles. It is a…

Q: In an organism’s genome, autosomes are a. the chromosomes that differ between the sexes. b.…

A: Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with genetic material like DNA, RNA, inheritance.…

Q: What will happen to an organism once its cells failed to undergo the process of 1A.  Mitosis?…

A: The mitosis and meiosis both the process are crucial to life. These are the most two important…

Q: Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis, focusing on key stepsthat account for the different…

A: Cell division is a process in which a parent cell splits up and forms daughter cells that are…

Q: After mitosis and cytokinesis, the chromosome number of descendent cells is ____ the parent cell.

A: Mitosis and meiosis are nuclear division processes that occur during cell division. Mitosis is a…

Q: Describe the respective contributions of the genetic approach and cell biology to formulating the…

A: Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the study of genes, their inheritance patterns,…

Q: As you can now understand, meiosis creates a very large amount of genetic variability within a…

A: Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to…

Q: Genetic recombination occurs by which process? a. independent assortment b. crossing over c.…

A: Recombination frequency measures the genetic linkage between a set of alleles/genes and is used to…

Q: Do you know of any genetic diseases or disorders that result from errors in mitosis or meiosis? How…

A: Introduction: Mitosis and meiosis are processes and fundamental stages of cell division and cell…

Q: A cell that remains capable of dividing throughout the lifeof an organism, and that produces…

A: Introduction  Almost all types of cells have the ability to divide and produce daughter cells with…

Q: Which term from our notes describes the number of chromosomes found in egg and sperm?

A: Ans.  Chromosomes  Chromosomes are the condensed form of long polynucleotide chain known as…

Q: Which of these describe the process of mitosis? Two haploid daughter cells are produced Four diploid…

A: Mitosis It is the distribution of two sets of chromosomes into two separate nuclei. The process…

Q: A) Hoe many cells are produced by the end of meiosis II? B) Are the cells produced at the end of…

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division. It is the mode of cell division in which one cell divided into…

Q: What do you call the inherited elements that are passed on from parents to offspring? A.…

A: Inheritance is the process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to child. This is…

Q: The process of binary fission begins with a single mother cell andends with two daughter cells.…

A: Fission is a type of asexual reproduction as it does not involves gametes. This process is…

Q: Suppose mitotic and meiotic processes had never evolved, what do you think would have been the…

A: Mitosis and meiosis are cell division proces. Mitosis results in cloned cells while meiosis makes…

Q: The dividing cells shown in the picture would be in _?_ of _?_. Assume that the starting cell was…

A: The dividing cells shown in the picture would be in _?_ of _?_. Assume that the starting cell was…

Q: Homologous chromosomes move toward opposite poles of a dividing cell during    a.…

A: Cell division is the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Cell…

Q: Meiosis is a powerhouse for genetic variation, explain?

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half…

Q: These items separate from each other during anaphase 2 of meiosis.  a. Sister chromatids  b.…

A: Meiosis is the reduction division which occurs in an diploid cell to form four haploid daughter…

Q: 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ху In human, each cell has how many…

A: The cell division is the process that involves breakdown of the mother cell and produce two or more…

Q: Which of the following is not a contributor to genetic variation? (a) replication of sister…

A: Genetic variation means the diversification of the sequences present in the genome of an organism.…

Q: Where do you expect genetic differences between cells to arise, from mitosis or from meiosis? Why?

A: INTRODUCTION Mitosis This is a process by which a cell divides to form two identical daughter cells.…

Q: Comment on the implications of mitosis and meiosis for genetic variation

A: Mitosis is the equational or equal division, meaning the division in which the number of chromosomes…

Q: Which type of cells do meiosis form? a Diploid b Haploid C Body cells d Genetically identical

A: cells divide to produce daughter cells . the process of cell division can be either mitosis or…

Q: 30 D. A 30 A= meiosis - B= 30 chromosomes in each cell - C= fertilization· D= mitosis - E= 60…

A: Mitosis is the process of diving the cell into two daughter cells. Both the cells so formed are…

Q: Offer evidence in support of the hypothesis that meiosis evolvedfrom mutations in the process of…

A: The process that helps in the development of daughter cell from parent cell can be termed as cell…

Q: The first suggestion that chromosomes may physically exchange segments came from the microscopic…

A: Meiosis is a process in which single cell divides twice to produce four daughter cells containing…

Q: In a diploid cell, two homologous chromosomes are: A) similar , but from two different species B)…

A: A cell with two complete sets of chromosomes is known as a diploid cell. This is the haploid…

Q: A sexually reproducing organism’s body cells contain which two alleles for every gene?

A: Alleles are the two-contrasting form of genes on a chromosome that determine the hereditary…

Q: What would happen to your skin cells if they were produced by meiosis?

A: Growth and reproduction are the two important characteristics of all living forms. Life of all…

Q: Which of the following is not a contributor to genetic variation? (a) binary fission (b)…

A: Genetic variation arises due to sexual reproduction. Genetic variation means a change in the genome…

Q: e. You observe an experienced a mother cell just finishing mitosis. What will be her MAT genotype…

A: Mitosis It is the process of cell division in which single cell divides to generate two identical…

Q: Extranuclear inheritance occurs due toa. chromosomes that may become detached from the…

A: The cell nucleus, the chloroplasts, and mitochondria contain their own DNA. The organelles,…

Q: Which of the following is not one of the tenets of the chromosome theory of inheritance?a.…

A: Genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism. Chromosomes are the large molecules of genes or DNA.…

Q: How would children look if humans would reproduce through mitosis instead of using meiosis? Would…

A: There are two types of cell division observed mitosis and meiosis, somatic cell division termed as…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.