Question 1
Cell cycle involves three main stages of changes, that is, interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis. Notably, the interphase entails three main periods of cell development. Foremost, G1, the Gap 1 involves a rapid increase in the content and overall size of the cell. After this stage, there is a checkpoint period to ensure that the cell proceeds to the synthesis category without any disorder. The second interphase entails synthesis where the DNA particles undergo replication. At the end of the process, the chromosomes are in double the previous number. Apparently, transcription of RNA and synthesis of proteins are very slow. The next stage is G2, that is, Gap 2 where is there is continued growth of the cell (Perdigoto, 2017). There is a checkpoint that ensures that the cell proceeds to mitosis and division without any dysfunction that would lead to mutation and last occurrence of some medical conditions.
Question 2
The parent cell has four chromosomes where one pair is identical since it would be from one parent and would be different from the other one since the mother or the father have different chromosomes. During meiosis, the four chromosomes bond identically and then there is exchange and fusion of specific arms of the chromosomes after dividing into two nuclei that. The form of fusion follows a particular pattern to ensure that there are four different daughter chromosomes at the end of the process. The daughter chromosomes would be a mixture of the two parent pairs, and the level of mixture will be varying. Apparently, two of the daughter chromosomes will have full mother’s or father’s one chromosome and the second chromosome would be a mixture.