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1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis

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9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis

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Which of the following statements best describes the genetic makeup of organisms produced as a result of mitosis?

They exhibit a great deal of genetic variation compared to the parent.

They are genetically identical to the parent organism.

They contain a random combination of alleles from two parents.

They have half the number of chromosomes as the parent organism.

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Understand that mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells from a single parent cell.

Recall that during mitosis, the parent cell's chromosomes are duplicated and then evenly divided so that each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes.

Recognize that because the chromosomes are copied exactly and distributed equally, the genetic makeup of the daughter cells is identical to that of the parent cell.

Contrast this with meiosis, where genetic variation occurs due to recombination and reduction of chromosome number, which is not the case in mitosis.

Conclude that organisms produced by mitosis are genetically identical to the parent organism, meaning there is no genetic variation introduced during this process.