WAEC (WASSCE) Biology · Biology of heredity (genetics)
Chromosomes: the basis of heredity: WAEC 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.)
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WAEC (WASSCE) Biology questions on Chromosomes: the basis of heredity
- WAEC 2023A sudden change in the genetic composition of an organism is termed
- WAEC 2020Replication of DNA molecules is catalysed by an enzyme called
- WAEC 2020Which of the following statements about chromosomes is correct?
- WAEC 2019Which of the following nucleotides is not found in the DNA molecules?
- WAEC 2018The chemical bond that holds the bases of the two strands of DNA together is
- WAEC 2018A plant cell has 14 chromosomes prior to mitosis. What is the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells?
- WAEC 2018The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes is called
- WAEC 2017An apple plant can produce sexually and asexually and it has 40 chromosomes in its leaf cells. How many chromosomes would be in each gamete and somatic cell?
- WAEC 2015How many chromosomes will be in a gamete if the normal cell has four chromosomes?
- WAEC 2014Which of the following statements about chromosomes is correct?
- WAEC 2012What name is given to a sudden change in a gene or chromosome?
- WAEC 2012In the structure of DNA, which of the following statements is true?
- WAEC 2011Adenine pairs with thymine because
- WAEC 2011Which of the following statements best describes protein synthesis?
- WAEC 2011What will be the chromosome number of the hybrid of two varieties of a plant with 36 chromosomes in the endosperm cell?
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