Biology Questions

Mutations are accidents in the copying of DNA. A genetic mutation is a random change in the DNA that is passed on further generations of cells and or organisms. 

Genetic mutations are accidental changes in the DNA in the germ cells or early in the formation of the embryo. These changes if they are in the germ cell will be passed on to other organisms formed by sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction. An example would be the golden delicious apple. A lost of genetic information due to a mutation resulted in a different color of fruit.

Genetic mutations that cause diseases are not always passed on to offspring. 

DNA can be found in 3 Organelles namely Nucleus, Mitochondria in animals and Chloroplasts in plants.

The branch of biology that studies the different structures and functions of the cell is called Cell Biology or Cytology.

 A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently, and cells are often called the "building blocks of life"

Cell Biology deals with :

• Life cycle 

• Structure and organisation of cell organelles and their physiological properties. 

• Metabolic processes 

• Interactions with their environment 

• Signalling pathways.

The structural unit of compact bone is Osteons or Haverisan systems.