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Chapter 13
Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genetics | scientific study of heredity and inherited variation |
| genes | offspring with coded information in the form of hereditary units |
| gametes | reproductive cells |
| asexual reproduction | a single individual is the sole parent and passes copies of all its genes to its offspring without the fusion of gametes |
| clone | a group of genetically identical individuals |
| homologous chromosomes | carrying genes controlling same inherited characteristics |
| haploid cells | single set of chromosomes; 23 |
| fertilization | union of gametes,culminating in fusion of their nuclei |
| what cells can undergo meiosis? | diploid |
| Meiosis I main function | separates homologous chromosomes |
| What stages are in Meiosis I? | -Prophase I -Metaphase I -Anaphase I -Telophase I and Cytokinesis |
| Prophase I | -centrosome movement, spindle formation -cross over: nonsister chromatids are broken and rejoined |
| Metaphase I | -arranged homologous chromsomes, one pair facing each pole |
| Anaphase I | -protein breakdown -homologs move opposite poles |
| Telophase I and Cytokinesis | -haploids -cleavage furrow |
| Meiosis II main function | separate sister chromatids |
| What stages are in Meiosis II? | -Prophase II -Metaphase II -Anaphase II -Telophase II & Cytokinesis |
| Prophase II | -form spindle apparatus |
| Metaphase II | Metaphase plate |
| Anaphase II | protein breakdown, allow chromatids to separate |
| Telophase II and Cytokinesis | chromosomes begin decondensing , nuclei form |