Biology 10 Notes on Genes, Chromosomes, Mendel's Laws, and Mitosis vs. Meiosis

<Tab/>Gene: segment of DNA that controls design or structure of a trait/characteristic of the cell or organism. In the most multicellular organisms 2 copies of the segment of DNA, termed Alleles, interact to give the particular form of the trait as seen. <Tab/>Autosomal Gene: Gene located on an autosomal chromosome which is any of the 22 human chromosomes (or 3 Drosophila chromosomes) other than the …

…Diploid cells; Meiosis gives 4x number of Monoploid or Haploid cells <Tab/>Mitosis has 1 cell division; Meiosis has 2 <Tab/>Anaphase of Mitosis has centromeres split (homologous chromosomes separate & chromosomes separate); Anaphase 1 of Meiosis has segregation of whole homologous chromosomes, Anaphase 2 has separation <Tab/>Both have DNA synthesis in Interphase, but meiosis doesn't have DNA synthesis btwn its 2 divisions