question archive 1)Every person starts off life as a single cell called a zygote
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1)Every person starts off life as a single cell
called a zygote. An adult human consists of trillions of cells. Briefly explain why it's so important that the zygote undergo mitosis properly.
2)Growth factors are necessary at certain times for proper growth and development. Can growth factors ever have an unintended negative effect? If so, briefly explain your answer.
3)Assume that green eyes in humans are dominant to blue eyes. Further assume that these are the only two colors and that human eye color follows Mendel's rules. A true-breeding greeneyed male produces offspring with a true-breeding blue-eyed female. What color eyes will the offspring have?
4)Briefly explain why you have two of every gene.
5)Mendel's law of independent assortment states that allele pairs segregate independently of one another during gamete formation. What accounts for this behavior of alleles during gamete formation (meiosis)?