BIO 100 CheckPoint: Mitosis and Meiosis

BIO 100 CheckPoint: Mitosis and Meiosis Recent

CheckPoint: Mitosis and Meiosis
Resources: Ch. 5 of Bioinquiry and student companion Web site
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]
· Review section 5.1 of Bioinquiry and the videos entitled “Chromosomes,” “Chromosome Replication,” “Mitosis,” and “Meiosis” at http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/pruitt/0471473219/bioinquiries/ch05/bioinquiry_section_5_1.html
· Post a 200- to 300-word response explaining why the process of mitosis and meiosis are both important to a living organism. When would an organism need to undergo the process of mitosis? Meiosis? What would happen if meiosis did not occur?

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