Cellular+Basis+for+Inheritance+essays

Explain why, strictly speaking, the phrase ‘like begets like’ applies only to asexual reproduction 2. Briefly describe mitosis and cytokinesis and state their functions 3. Compare mitosis and meiosis. What are their functions? What produces haploid cells? Diploid cells? What kinds of cells undergo mitosis and meiosis? What kinds of cells are produced by each? How many cells are produced? 4. Describe how cancer cells differ from normal body cells. 5. How might the genes on the sister chromatids of a certain chromosome compare with each other and with the genes on the sister chromatids of the homologous chromosome? 6. Describe three aspects of sexual reproduction that lead to the production of varied offspring. 7. Explain how an error in meiosis can cause a baby to be born with an extra or missing chromosome. 8. About one in 700 babies born in the United States possesses an extra chromosome 21, resulting in Down Syndrome. Why are few individuals seen who have extra copies of other chromosomes