Storage location of DNA, and are used to pass on genetic traits.
The purpose of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell is to contain genetic information that tells the cell what to do, how to behave etc. Chromosomes also contain the information that determines what you look like; whether you have brown hair, blue eyes etc.
Produce cells that contain the haploid number of chromosomes.
Chromosomes
Meiosis in animals is a type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction. During meiosis, the chromosomes are halved so that during sexual reproduction two halves from two parents can come together and form one cell, genetically combining their different chromosomes.
There are going to be half the amount of the original chromosomes that were in each cell to begin with. So therefore there are going to be 4 chromosomes in each daughter cell at the end of mitosis..Actually there will be 2 chromosomes, in each daughter cell at the end of mitosis!
To pull chromosomes apart.
chromosomes
A chromosome is transferred from parent to offspring and its purpose is to transport genetic material to the cell of the offspring
Walter Sutton studied chromosomes to understand their role in heredity. He discovered that chromosomes carry genes, which are the units of heredity responsible for passing on traits from parents to offspring. Sutton's work helped establish the chromosome theory of inheritance.
The purpose of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell is to contain genetic information that tells the cell what to do, how to behave etc. Chromosomes also contain the information that determines what you look like; whether you have brown hair, blue eyes etc.
Produce cells that contain the haploid number of chromosomes.
is to : Assemble materials that will form the new cell wall.
Chromosomes
the purpose of meiosis is to reduce the number of chromosomes in new cells to half the number of the original cell which is known as reduction division. The process also creates gamete cells which are also haploid cells because they contain half the DNA of the original cell.In simple terms the purpose of meiosis is to create genetically unique sex cells ( sperm and egg ) with half the normal number of chromosomes
Meiosis in animals is a type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction. During meiosis, the chromosomes are halved so that during sexual reproduction two halves from two parents can come together and form one cell, genetically combining their different chromosomes.
There are going to be half the amount of the original chromosomes that were in each cell to begin with. So therefore there are going to be 4 chromosomes in each daughter cell at the end of mitosis..Actually there will be 2 chromosomes, in each daughter cell at the end of mitosis!
homologous chromosomes and autosomal chromosomes