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  • Understand chromosome structure and organization in eukaryotic cells
  • Identify the stages of the cell cycle, by picture and by description of major milestones
  • Identify and explain the important checkpoints that a cell passes through during the cell cycle
  • Identify the stages of meiosis by picture and by description of major milestones; explain why meiosis involves two rounds of nuclear division
  • Describe and explain a range of mechanisms for generating genetic diversity
  • Examine karyotypes and identify the effects of significant changes in chromosome number