Chromosomes:Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
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.
Evolutionary Biology: The branch of biology concerned with the study of the processes that have given rise to the diversity of life on Earth, including how genetic information is passed between generations