The Genetic Code, Chromosomes & Inheritance

What is the image above:

• Chromosome

• Chromotid

• Centromere

• Centriole

A type of cell division that results in identical cells.

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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A type of cell division that results in genetic variation.

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells.

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells.

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

Which correctly identifies the exact location of DNA?

• DNA is located on your skin, hair and nail cells.

• DNA is located in your blood.

• DNA is located in the nucleus of your cells.

• DNA is located on chromosomes in the nucleus of your cells.

Another word for mitosis is

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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Another word for meiosis is

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

In meiosis, sperm and egg cells contain _______ the chromosomes as the original parent cell.

• half (50%)

• all (100%)

• a quarter (25%)

• very few of (about 2-3%)

A gene is

• All of an organism's DNA.

• A section of DNA that codes for a trait.

• A double helix structure.

• The percentage of DNA inherited from a parent cell.

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