Chapter 2.3, Problem 7TPSQ

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The genetic diseases or disorders that will result due to errors in mitosis and meiosis.

Introduction:

Genetic disorder is a condition that arises when one or more abnormalities occur in the genome. Genetic disorder is rare condition. Few genetic disorders are inherited from the parents while other occurs because of mutation in the gene.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason how error in mitosis and meiosis can cause these diseases.

Introduction:

Mitotic cell division is a type of division, in which two daughter cells are formed each having the same number and same type of chromosome, as the original cell has. Meiosis is way in which a single cell will divide two times to produce four daughter cells each with the half number of chromosomes as the original parent cell.