Meiosis is important for organisms since it allows for genetic variation among organisms.
<h2>Further Explanation</h2><h3>Cell division</h3>
- Cell division is the process in which cells undergo division to form other new cells.
- There are two types of cell division;
<h3>Mitosis Division </h3>
- Mitosis is a type of division in which a parent cell undergoes division to yield two daughter cells that are similar to the parent cells.
- The daughter cells have equal number of chromosomes as the parent and are identical to the parent.
- This type of cell division normally occurs in somatic cells of organisms and facilitates growth and development of organisms.
<h3>Meiosis division</h3>
- Meiosis division is a type of division that occurs in gamete cells where a parent cell divides into four daughter cells that differ from the parent cells in terms of the number of chromosomes.
- In meiosis the daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells.
- Meiosis occurs in the gamete cells and facilitates sexual reproduction in living organisms.
- Meiosis occurs in two phases, that is, meiosis I and meiosis II
- During the process of meiosis several processes occurs that cause genetic variation among organisms.
- These processes include, crossing over, independent assortment of genes, among others.
<h3>Crossing over </h3>
- Cross over is the process that occurs during the prophase I phase of the first stage of meiosis known as meiosis I.
- During the process of crossing over, genetic material is exchanged between homologous chromosomes which enhances the genetic variation in organisms.
Keywords: Cell division, meiosis, crossing over, genetic variation
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Level: High school
Subject: Biology
Chapter: Cell division
Sub-topic: Meiosis
Answer:
they would get harder beaks
Explanation:
the beaks would need to be tougher in order to eat the seeds
C. Over many generations, the characteristics of these kinds of organisms also change
Phenotypes are the physical makeup of a living thing and genotypes are the genetic makeup of the living thing
Answer:
Valine-Leucine-Proline-Lysine-Histidine
Explanation:
The central dogma of biology is the process by which DNA is used to synthesize RNA and subsequently amino acid sequence (PROTEIN). The processes of transcription and translation is used in gene expression. Transcription is the process whereby the information encoded in a DNA molecule is used to synthesize a mRNA molecule. Transcription is catalyzed by RNA polymerase enzyme, which uses complementary base pairing rule i.e Adenine(A)-Thymine(T), Guanine(G)-Cytosine(C) pairing.
N.B: Thymine is replaced by Uracil in the mRNA
For the above DNA sequence: CAC GAC GGA TTC GTA, the mRNA sequence will be: GUG CUG CCU AAG CAU
Translation is the second process of gene expression which involves the synthesis of an amino acid sequence from an mRNA molecule. The mRNA is read in a group of three nucleotides called CODON. Each codon specifies an amino acid (see attached image for genetic code)
Based on the attached genetic code, an mRNA sequence: GUG CUG CCU AAG CAU will encode an amino acid sequence: Valine(Val) - Leucine (Leu) -Proline (Pro) -Lysine (Lys) - Histidine (His).
GUG specifies Valine amino acid
CUG specifies Leucine amino acid
CCU specifies Proline amino acid
AAG specifies Lysine amino acid
CAU specifies Histidine amino acid
