Module 1.

Heredity, Variation and Cell Division

Lesson 2. Cell and Cell division

Can you identify the role of cell division in the following images? Make a
brief explanation in 2-3 sentences

The role of cell division in the following images is classified into two:
reproduction and growth of cells and tissues growth and maintenance. Cells divide to
produce more and more cells so living things can grow and it is the byproduct of
sexually reproductive organisms noticing from the developing embryo and the
fertilized egg dividing into two. While cells are also involved in tissue renewal, where it
divides to replace old, dead or damaged cells.

Question: Why do you think full siblings from the same two parents can
look very different from one another?

Despite having the same parents, siblings from the same parents can often
appear to be so unlike. As aforementioned, this is because the set of genes in one person
might be vastly different from the set of genes in the other.

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Module 1. Heredity, Variation and Cell Division

Question: When did the chromosomes duplicate?

The cell duplicates its chromosomes and ensures that its systems are ready for
cell division during interphase (also known as the S phase).

How important is genetic diversity (which has been generated by meiosis)

in evolution and how does it help populations survive?

Organisms must pass on vital knowledge to future generations to be able to

survive. If a population's genetic information contains enough variation, it is more
likely to adjust successfully to environmental changes. Mutations can help by
broadening the range of possibilities.

Explain how the independent alignment of homologs, and also crossing-over

during the first meiotic division contribute to the genetic diversity of gametes.
Each gamete has its own set of DNA due to recombination and independent
assortment during meiosis. As a result, the resultant zygote has a one-of-a-kind set of
genes. Gene by gene, homologous chromosomes are inherited along the length of each
parent pair's chromosomes. Breaks in the chromosomes occur, and they reunite, trading
some of their genes. Genes in a unique combination currently exist on the
chromosomes.

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