UKY BIO 148 Exam 3 Questions and Answers (A+
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homologous chromosomes Pair of chromosomes that are the same size, same
appearance and same genes. Can carry different
alleles
nonhomologous chromosomes a pair of chromosomes that are different sizes and
contain different genes
haploid number the number of distinct chromosome sets in a cell
, sister chromatids Replicated forms of a chromosome joined together
by the centromere and eventually separated
during mitosis or meiosis II.
somatic cells Any cells in the body other than reproductive cells;
also known as body cells
Gamete a haploid sex cell, formed during meiosis, that can
combine with another haploid sex cell and
produce a zygote (diploid fertilized egg)
Meiosis Cell division that produces reproductive cells in
sexually reproducing organisms
Meiosis II sister chromatids separate
synapsis the pairing of homologous chromosomes during
meiosis 1
crossing over the exchange of segments of non-sister chromatids
between a pair of homologous chromosomes
during meiosis 1
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Terms in this set (65)
homologous chromosomes Pair of chromosomes that are the same size, same
appearance and same genes. Can carry different
alleles
nonhomologous chromosomes a pair of chromosomes that are different sizes and
contain different genes
haploid number the number of distinct chromosome sets in a cell
, sister chromatids Replicated forms of a chromosome joined together
by the centromere and eventually separated
during mitosis or meiosis II.
somatic cells Any cells in the body other than reproductive cells;
also known as body cells
Gamete a haploid sex cell, formed during meiosis, that can
combine with another haploid sex cell and
produce a zygote (diploid fertilized egg)
Meiosis Cell division that produces reproductive cells in
sexually reproducing organisms
Meiosis II sister chromatids separate
synapsis the pairing of homologous chromosomes during
meiosis 1
crossing over the exchange of segments of non-sister chromatids
between a pair of homologous chromosomes
during meiosis 1