Gametogenesis by meiosis
Gametogenesis, the production of sperm and eggs, takes place through the process of meiosis. During…
Sheeb Margarita
Synapsis or crossing-over mechanism for increasing genetic diversity
Synapsis and crossing-over mechanisms increase genetic diversity by recombining combinations of gene alleles on a…
Genetic drift
Genetic drift is the change in allele frequencies of a population due to random chance…
Mutation
A mutation is a change that occurs in a DNA sequence, either due to mistakes…
Segregation of genes
Alleles segregate randomly in gametes introducing genetic variation in a variety of ways. This contributes…
Important differences between meiosis and mitosis
Mitosis and meiosis share some similarities but also some significant differences, chiefly that mitosis produces…
Significance of meiosis
Meiosis is the nuclear division of diploid cells into haploid cells, which is a necessary…
Flagellar propulsion, mechanism
Bacterial flagella are made of flagellin; its mechanism is rotation in which a rotor at…
Presence of cell wall in bacteria
The bacterial cell wall is made of thick, rigid peptidoglycan that maintains the cell’s shape,…
Lack of typical eukaryotic organelles
Prokaryote cells lack the typical eukaryote organelles such as Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and…