NECO Biology · Biology of heredity (genetics)
Chromosomes: the basis of heredity: NECO Biology Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Chromosomes: the basis of heredity
Our summary: Chromosome and DNA structure, and how genes separate and recombine between generations.
- Structure (Candidates should observe chromosomes in permanently prepared slides of cells and root tips of onion or lily. Candidates should study the structure of DNA and gene replication using models and charts.)
- Process of transmission of hereditary characters from parents to offspring (Segregation of genes at meiosis and recombination at fertilization should be used to explain the process of transmission of hereditary characters from parents to offspring.)
Syllabus content © The West African Examinations Council (WASSCE (harmonised West African syllabus)). NECO questions are matched to the WAEC syllabus topic.
NECO Biology questions on Chromosomes: the basis of heredity
- NECO 2008Meiosis involves all the following EXCEPT
- NECO 2005The number of chromosomes in a gamete is represented by
- NECO 2005Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT a part of RNA?
- NECO 2003Chromosomes are found in the
- NECO 2002In the nucleus of a cell, the thread-like structure in which genes are embedded is
Years with Chromosomes: the basis of heredity questions in DeeepSolve's question bank
From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.
- 2008
- 2005
- 2003
- 2002