The purpose of mitosis or somatic cell division is to produce new cells from old

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The purpose of mitosis or somatic cell division is to produce new cells from old ones with the new cells containing the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent cell. a) true b) false The physical location of a gene on a chromosome is the. a) locus b) allele c) centromere d) chiasmata Mendel Normally only two alleles for a single gene can be present in one diploid cell. a) true b) false. Pleiotrophy is a type of genetic inheritance in which one gene appears to code for several phenotypic expressions. a) true b) false

Explanation / Answer

10.a)True

Reason:Mitosis results in daughter cells with same number of chromosomes as that of parents.

11.Correct answer is : a.locus

Reason: locus best defines the physical location of gene on a chromosome.

12.a)True

Reason:A single gene has usually two alleles only.

13.a)True

Reason:Above statement best defines pleiotrophy.

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