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Meiosis/Mitosisjb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is meiosis? | Type of cell division that produces 4 cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell |
| In meiosis each parent gives _____ of their genetic information to their offspring. | Half |
| Meiosis is divided into two parts: | Meiosis I and Meiosis II |
| At the end of the meiotic process, there are _____ daughter cells | Four |
| What reproductive process is the same as meiosis I? | Mitosis |
| Which phase of both mitosis and meiosis includes DNA replication? | Interphase |
| In mitosis and meiosis they both undergo ______ in the begginning | DNA replication |
| Mitosis occurs in? | stomatic cells |
| Asexual reproduction is ? | mitosis |
| Sexual reproduction is? | meiosis |
| Mitosis produces? | 2 genetically identical cells |
| Spindle fibers form in the stage called? | prophase |
| Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase are stages in? | mitosis asexual reproductio |
| Centrioles produce? | spindle fibers |
| Two joined chromosomes are called? | sister chromatids |
| In Metaphase | chromosomes line up the center |
| Cytokenis completes the cell division proocess by ____ | dividing up the cytoplasm |
| A Karyotype displays? | all 23 pirs of chromosomes |
| What is a gamete? | a sex cell |
| A Zygote is | a diploid cell formed when the nucleus of a haploid sperm cell fuses with the nuclues of a haploid egg cell |
| A Tetrad is | a group of 4 chromatids formed during prophase 1 |
| Haploid means | having a single set of chromosomes (1N) |
| Diploid means | having 2 sets of chromosomes; one set from the mother and one from the father (2N) |
| Crossing over occurs in | Meiosis sexual reproduction |
| Gebetic diversity ocurs in | Meiosis |