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Sexually reproducing organisms produce _____a___ gametes, when ___b____ cells undergo meiosis -
ANSWER-a) haploid, b) germ
Fusion of gametes produce a ______ zygote that carries genetic information from ________ - ANSWER-
a) diploid zygote, b) two parents
diploid cells called _____ cells do not undergo meiosis and make up most of the body's diploid cells -
ANSWER-Somatic
Daughter cells produced in meiosis have - ANSWER-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell
First phase after interphase - ANSWER-prophase
last phase before interphase - ANSWER-cytokinesis
the number of cells produced in meiosis is - ANSWER-twice the number of cells produced in mitosis
meiosis results in - ANSWER-4 haploid daughter cells
What cell undergoes meiosis - ANSWER-sperm cells
Crossing over occurs during - ANSWER-prophase I
meiosis is a type of cell division that produces - ANSWER-gametes
Which of the following distinguishes prophase 1 of meiosis from prophase of mitosis? - ANSWER-
homologous chromosomes pair up
, A cell with a diploid number of 24 undergoes meiosis, how many chromosomes are in each daughter
cell? - ANSWER-12
pancreatic cells produce insulin during this stage of the cell cycle - ANSWER-interphase
This happens when mistakes are found during interphase or mitosis that cannot be repaired - ANSWER-
apoptosis
this stage of interphase is between two growth phases - ANSWER-S, or synthesis
During interphase, the DNA is in this form - ANSWER-unwound
the stage of interphase that has more DNA - ANSWER-G2
These strands of DNA are found at the ends of chromosomes and can limit the number of times a cell
can divide - ANSWER-telomeres
these unreplicated forms of DNA are found in cells after mitosis - ANSWER-sister chromatid, or
chromatid
humans are this, meaning we have two copies of every chromosome - ANSWER-Diploid
haploid cells have - ANSWER-one copy of every chromosome
Maternal and paternal pairs of chromosomes. They "find each other" in prophase I - ANSWER-Homologs
or homologous chromosomes
What is in unicellular organisms? - ANSWER-asexual reproduction