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2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Mitosis and its Importance - Coggle Diagram
2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Mitosis and its Importance
Chromosomes
There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell of the body, as you inherit one from your mother and one from your father - resulting in 46 chromosomes in total in each cell
Sex cells (gametes) are the exception: there are half the number of chromosomes, resulting in 23 chromosomes in total in each gamete cell
A gene is a short section of DNA that codes for a protein and as a result controls a characteristic- therefore each chromosome carries many genes
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This is found in the form of chromosomes, which contain coils of DNA
A haploid number of chromosomes is half this amount (23 in humans), and is found in gametes (sperm and egg cells), which combine to form the diploid amount
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