Practice Cell Division And Inheritance (3) - Genetics and Inheritance - IB MYP Class 10 Sciences (Group 4)

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Question 1.
What is the main function of mitosis?
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Think about cell replacement and healing.
Question 2.
How many chromosomes do gametes have compared to the parent cell?
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Recall that meiosis halves the chromosome number.
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of mitosis?
- To create gametes
- To produce identical cells
- To form zygotes
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Think about healing and reproduction.
4Question 4.
True or False: Meiosis results in identical cells.
- True
- False
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Consider the variety in traits in offspring.
Question 5.
Design an experiment to demonstrate the effects of errors in meiosis on offspring traits. What results do you expect?
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Think about how genetic disorders arise.
Question 6.
Using a Punnett square, predict the offspring traits from two heterozygous pea plants (Tt) crossing. What phenotypic ratio do you expect?
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Consider dominant and recessive allele interactions.

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