BIO 1201- BHATTACHARYA EXAM 3 (MEIOSIS AND
SEXUAL LIFESTYLES) QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
ANSWERS
1. heredity The transmission of traits from one generation to the next
2. ARE NOT Sons and daughters identical copies of either parent or of their
siblings
3. variation Along with inherited similarity, there is
4. genetics the study of heredity and inherited variation
5. Genes The units of heredity and are made up of segments of DNA
6. Gametes Genes are passed to the next generation via reproductive cells called
(sperm and eggs)
7. Chromosomes Most DNA is packaged into
8. 46, somatic cells Humans have chromosomes in the nuclei of their-----all cells of
the body except gametes and their precursors
9. locus A genes specific position along a chromosome is called its
10. single individual Asexual Reproduction
A is the sole parent to donate genes to its ottspring
11. mitosis Asexual Reproduction
Single-celled eukaryotes can reproduce asexually by
to produce
two genetically identical daughter cells
12. clone Asexual Reproduction
A , a group of genetically identical individuals formed
13. mutation Asexual Reproduction
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,BIO 1201- BHATTACHARYA EXAM 3 (MEIOSIS AND
SEXUAL LIFESTYLES) QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
ANSWERS
Members of a clone may be genetically ditterent due to
14. two parents
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,BIO 1201- BHATTACHARYA EXAM 3 (MEIOSIS AND
SEXUAL LIFESTYLES) QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
ANSWERS
Sexual Reproduction
produce ottspring
15. unique Sexual Reproduction
Have combinations of genes inherited from the two parents
16. vary genetically Sexual Reproduction
Unlike a clone, ottspring from their siblings and their parents
17. life cycle The generation-to-generation sequence of stages in the reproductive
history of
an organism
18. behavior The pf chromosomes is related to the human lifecycle and other
types
of sexual life cycles
19. 23, 46 Human somatic cells have pairs of chromosomes
i.e chromosomes
20. karyotype display images of 46 human chromosomes arranged in pairs in order of
size
21. homologous two chromosomes in each pair
chro- mosomes
(ho- mologs)
22. length, cen- Chromosomes in a homologous pair have the same
tromere
position, and
staining pat-
tern
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SEXUAL LIFESTYLES) QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
ANSWERS
1. heredity The transmission of traits from one generation to the next
2. ARE NOT Sons and daughters identical copies of either parent or of their
siblings
3. variation Along with inherited similarity, there is
4. genetics the study of heredity and inherited variation
5. Genes The units of heredity and are made up of segments of DNA
6. Gametes Genes are passed to the next generation via reproductive cells called
(sperm and eggs)
7. Chromosomes Most DNA is packaged into
8. 46, somatic cells Humans have chromosomes in the nuclei of their-----all cells of
the body except gametes and their precursors
9. locus A genes specific position along a chromosome is called its
10. single individual Asexual Reproduction
A is the sole parent to donate genes to its ottspring
11. mitosis Asexual Reproduction
Single-celled eukaryotes can reproduce asexually by
to produce
two genetically identical daughter cells
12. clone Asexual Reproduction
A , a group of genetically identical individuals formed
13. mutation Asexual Reproduction
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,BIO 1201- BHATTACHARYA EXAM 3 (MEIOSIS AND
SEXUAL LIFESTYLES) QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
ANSWERS
Members of a clone may be genetically ditterent due to
14. two parents
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,BIO 1201- BHATTACHARYA EXAM 3 (MEIOSIS AND
SEXUAL LIFESTYLES) QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
ANSWERS
Sexual Reproduction
produce ottspring
15. unique Sexual Reproduction
Have combinations of genes inherited from the two parents
16. vary genetically Sexual Reproduction
Unlike a clone, ottspring from their siblings and their parents
17. life cycle The generation-to-generation sequence of stages in the reproductive
history of
an organism
18. behavior The pf chromosomes is related to the human lifecycle and other
types
of sexual life cycles
19. 23, 46 Human somatic cells have pairs of chromosomes
i.e chromosomes
20. karyotype display images of 46 human chromosomes arranged in pairs in order of
size
21. homologous two chromosomes in each pair
chro- mosomes
(ho- mologs)
22. length, cen- Chromosomes in a homologous pair have the same
tromere
position, and
staining pat-
tern
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