Biology A-Level
Genetic continuity and stability
What Genetic continuity and stability means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Genetic continuity and stability
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Reference: OCR
Because chromosomes are copied and divided equally, the genotype is maintained, giving continuity and stability of the genome.
Topics that use Genetic continuity and stability
- Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- anaphase
- Asexual reproduction and cloning
- Checkpoint control mechanisms
- Chromosome behaviour during division
- Consequences of loss of cell-cycle control
- Cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases
- differentiation
- DNA replication in S phase
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