Question

Describe the genetic components of the genetic material containing two variants of each chromosome pair, one from each parent. Give an example of the inputs and outputs of mitosis.

Answer 1

Human cells contain two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent. Each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, which consist of 22 autosomes (numbered 1 through 22) and one pair of sex chromosomes (XX or XY). However, sperm and ova normally contain half as much genetic material: only one copy of each chromosome. Each chromosome contains many genes, the basic physical and functional units of heredity.

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