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How do both the parent and the offspring cells have the same amount of DNA if the parent cell was divided in two?
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Interphase (a stage of mitosis) takes the cells DNA and creates a copy of it. Through prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase the cell will split apart. Then you get it so each daughter cell has the exact same DNA as the parent, including the amount it had. Meiosis is kind of the same way but you have two sets of DNA to choose from. The genes get combined and that's where you get dominant and recessive traits. Say your mom had brown hair and your dad had blonde hair. You would have the genetics you either have brown or blonde hair. Say you get blonde hair and you marry a redhead. Your children have a more likely chance to get blonde or red hair, but there is a possibility to have brown hair. It is all probability on how you guess what meiosis will yield. Hopefully this isn't too confusing:)
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The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of the genes in the chromosomes of cells?
heredity
Why do two nuclei in a divided cell need to be identical?
In a divided cell, the nuclei is identical because it can only reproduce "A sexually" in a sense. Meaning, that if offspring is reproduced, then it must have the genes of the parent cells, but if there is only one parent, then it will have only the exact genes of the single parents, there by being identical.
When bacteria reproduce by what one cell divides to form two identical cells?
One parent produces offspring that are exact copies of the parent.
What comes from the female parent?
It's called an Egg. or an ovum, a female gamete
How many chromosomes dose each parent pass to their offspring?
When a parent is going to have an offspring the offspring only gets half a chromosome from each parent, they combine to make one chromosome then that chromosome gets copied until there are 23 pairs of chromosome's. This is how you get your features.
Why is the offspring not identical to parent in asexual reproduction?
The offspring is not identical to parent in sexual reproduction because sexual reproduction produces an offspring that is genetically different from the parents. ---- The answer above is actually incorrect. The offspring is identical genetically to the parent because mitosis produces cells genetically identical to the parent cell or cells. But the offspring itself is not identical.
The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of the genes in the chromosomes of cells?
heredity
Why do two nuclei in a divided cell need to be identical?
In a divided cell, the nuclei is identical because it can only reproduce "A sexually" in a sense. Meaning, that if offspring is reproduced, then it must have the genes of the parent cells, but if there is only one parent, then it will have only the exact genes of the single parents, there by being identical.
What happens to the parent cell when the ameba reproduces?
The two new offspring cells separate and the parent cell no longer exists
Type of nucleic acid that passes from parent to offspring and directs all the cells functions?
Type of nucleic acid that passes from parent to offspring and directs all the cell's functions?
Offspring which arise as a contiguous outgrowth of the parent is called?
Offspring which arise as a contiguous outgrowth of the parent is called budding. The process of a parent cell dividing into a large number of genetically identical cells all at once is known as multiple fission.
When bacteria reproduce by what one cell divides to form two identical cells?
One parent produces offspring that are exact copies of the parent.
What comes from the female parent?
It's called an Egg. or an ovum, a female gamete
How many chromosomes dose each parent pass to their offspring?
When a parent is going to have an offspring the offspring only gets half a chromosome from each parent, they combine to make one chromosome then that chromosome gets copied until there are 23 pairs of chromosome's. This is how you get your features.
Do the human sperm and egg cell each normally carry one third of the genetic information of the potential offspring?
No - they carry half of the genetic information. The new offspring will have half their genetic information from each parent. Therefore sperm and egg cells carry half the amount of genetic material found in normal cells.
How does the heredity of a cell formed by mitosis compare to the herdity of the parent cell?
During Mitosis the cell creates an exact replica of the DNA and the cell as a whole. When an offspring is formed asexually the parent and offspring are also identical. When an offspring is formed sexually half the genetics of the parents are passed on to the offspring.
Does the parent cell still exist during cytokinesis?
No, the parent cell is divided into two separate daughter cells.
