Answer:
A. The number of genes on its chromosomes
Explanation:
The reason why genes are so important is because genes can be transcribed to make mRNAs, and mRNAs can then be translated to make proteins. Proteins are an integral part of life, since they regulate so many processes and functions. Therefore, the number of genes (or lack thereof) in an organism defines how the organism is going to function.
Explanation:
Evolution involves changing the hereditary characteristics of a population through generations. These traits are the expression of genes that are passed on to offspring during reproduction.
Ribosomes although the mitochondria is similar its ribosomes.
Rigid skeletons are formed from materials including chitin (in arthropods), calcium compounds such as calcium carbonate (in stony corals and mollusks) and silicate (for diatoms and radiolarians).
Answer:
Crossing over ensures that organisms of the same parents have differences in genetic content making them unique in one way or the other.
Explanation:
This question is describing the process of crossing over, which occurs only during prophase I of meiosis. During the process of crossing over, alleles of a gene are exchanged between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes (mother and father chromosomes).
Hence, a unique GAMETE that has been genetically recombined will be formed. When these gametes are fertilized (egg) or fertilizes (sperm), organisms that are genetically different from their parents are produced. This ensures genetic variation, which is a difference in the genetic content of organisms.