Part 2: Genetics, Evolution, and Behavior
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Chapter 8
Chromosomes and cell division
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All cells arise from
pre-existing
cells
Prokaryotes reproduce by DNA
replication
followed by
binary
fission
.
The
complementary
nature of the DNA double helix allows for easy
replication
.
Human DNA is
packaged
into
chromosomes
composed of
diploid
pairs.
Sexual
reproduction
involves alternation between
mitosis
, which produces
diploid
cells, and
meiosis
, which produces
haploid
cells.
Mitosis is part of a cell
cycle
, which is regulated at
several
checkpoints
to control cell growth.
Mitosis
Meiosis
Nondisjunction
may occur during meiosis, resulting in gametes with incorrect number of
chromosomes
.