Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321934925
Author: Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 25.4PS

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To determine: Whether all the somatic cells have equal numbers of maternal and paternal centromeres in an organism.

Introduction: The DNA is duplicated, and the cytoplasm and the organelles are divided into two daughter cells through various events which take place in a cell cycle. G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, and M phase are the four major phases which take place in a cell cycle of a eukaryotic cell. Generation of haploid gametes in sexual reproduction of eukaryotes is done by a process called meiosis. An organism having a paired set of chromosomes is known as a diploid organism. In the given organism, chromosomes contributed by the sperm have cytological markers in order to visually distinguish them from chromosomes contributed by the egg.

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To explain: Whether the number of maternal and paternal centromeres in each gamete produced by an individual will be equal or not.

Introduction: The DNA is duplicated, and the cytoplasm and the organelles are divided into two daughter cells through various events which take place in a cell cycle. G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, and M phase are the four major phases which take place in a cell cycle of a eukaryotic cell. Generation of haploid gametes in sexual reproduction of eukaryotes is done by a process called meiosis. An organism having a paired set of chromosomes is known as a diploid organism.

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