The Area Known as the Blind Spot Is So Named

question 364

Multiple Choice

The area known as the blind spot is so named because

• A)nerve cells have been permanently damaged.
• B)a person no longer has peripheral vision.
• C)there are no photoreceptors in this area.
• D)there is no activity in the fovea.

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes that have the same structure and gene sequence, one inherited from each parent.

Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Meiosis II

The second division cycle in meiosis, analogous to mitosis, where sister chromatids are separated into four haploid daughter cells.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four daughter cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell.