What is the relationship between this loss and DNA as heritable biological information in terms of similarities between cellular and organismal generations? Match the terms in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Not all terms will be used. meiotic vast number of mitotic mitosis the recombined genome a unique genome fertilization single meiosis At the organismal level, heritable biological information in the form of DNA is passed from parents to the offspring. Animal populations reproduce through the [ ] of eggs by sperm to generate [ ] that can be transferred to all cells of the developing animal by [ ]. An example of the cellular level of inheritance are B and T cells. B and T lymphocytes are the cells with the capacity to synthesize a [ ] antigen receptor(s). The recombination and further elimination of a specific portion of DNA transforms them into cells with a unique genome that produces a [ ] antigen receptor(s). Then they undergo [ ] divisions that propagate [ ], passing the change in the antigen receptor gene on to all daughter cells. Contrast clonal selection with Lamarck's idea for the inheritance of acquired characteristics. Match the terms in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Not all terms will be used. proliferation to fit heritable prior to activation antibody unheritable antigen In clonal selection, [ ] differences that give rise to variation arise [ ] challenges. An encounter with a particular [ ] results in [ ] of the variants best suited to recognize and respond to that challenge. Lamarck's discredited idea was that organisms changed their form [ ] challenges and then somehow passed those changes on to their descendants.
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