AP BIO MEIOSIS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
asexual reproduction - ANSWER The generation of offspring from a single parent that occurs without the fusion of gametes (by budding, division of a single cell, or division of the entire organism into two or more parts). In most cases, the offspring are genetically identical to the parent. autosome - ANSWER A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex; not a sex chromosome. chiasmus - ANSWER The X-shaped, microscopically visible region where homologous nonsister chromatids have exchanged genetic material through crossing over during meiosis, the two homologs remaining associated due to sister chromatid cohesion. crossing over - ANSWER The reciprocal exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids during prophase I of meiosis diploid - ANSWER A cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited
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