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importance of cell division
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-reproduction is essential for life
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the study of how biological information is transmitted from one generation to the next
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genetics
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reproduction involves passing DNA from individuals of one generation to the next generation
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DNA
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began a genetics revolution that has had a tremendous effect on biology and our society
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Gregor Mendel
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genetic material, it exists with protein in the form of chromosomes in eukaryotic cells
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DNA
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chromosomes in a highly dispersed state
- consists of DNA and histone proteins |
chromatin
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units of inheritance that may actively participate in the formation of protein
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genes
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How many types of histone proteins
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5
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DNA wraps in a coil around the proteins in a combination
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nucleosome
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the fifth histone
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called the linker protein and can help anchor the DNA to the core particle
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