Module 5: Cell Growth and Reproduction

Assessment Anchors:

• Describe the events that occur during the cell cycle: interphase, nuclear division (mitosis and meiosis), cytokinesis.
• Compare the processes and outcomes of mitotic and meiotic nuclear divisions.
• Describe how the process of DNA replication results in the transmission and/or conservation of genetic information.
• Explain the functional relationships between DNA, genes, alleles, and chromosomes and their roles in inheritance.

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