What MUST occur before mitosis and meiosis can occur is B) DNA replication. DNA replication is a process of copying DNA into an identical copy. Before mitosis, the genetic material of the mother cell must duplicate so that each daughter cell have the same amount as the mother cell. read more
The proper attachment of _____ to _____ is critical to the separation of sister chromatids during later stages of mitosis spindlefibers to kinetichores When centrosomes reach polar ends of the cell they radiate an _____, or array of microtubules, like a sun. read more
During meiosis, genetic recombination may occur more than once through the process of _____, resulting in an increase in genetic variability. Gamete production _____ is a function of meiosis rather than a function of mitosis. read more