6.2 Process of Meiosis – Flashcards
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process by which gametes are produced through the combination of meiosis and other maturational changes
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gametogenesis
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male gemete
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sperm
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female gamete
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egg
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haploid cell produced during meiosis in the female of many species; these cells have little more than DNA and eventually disintegrate
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polar body
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in meiosis how many rounds of division do cells go through?
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two rounds
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what is a form of nuclear division that creates four haploid cells from one diploid cell?
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meiosis
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each round of cell division has how many phases?
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4 phases
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what are two separate chromosomes, one from your mother, and one from your mother?
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homologous chromosomes
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each half of a duplicated chromosome is called what?
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chromatid
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refers to the duplicated chromosomes that remain attached(by the centromere)
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sister chromatids
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which step of meiosis is the DNA condensed?
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prophase 1
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which step of meiosis do the chromosomes pair up?
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metaphase 1
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which step of meiosis do chromosomes split from pairs?
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anaphase 1
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which step of meiosis does the DNA stay condensed; and a new nucleus is formed?
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telophase 1
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which step of meiosis does the nucleus disappear?
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prophase II
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which step of meiosis do the chromosomes line up?
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metaphase II
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which step of meiosis do the chromosomes split?
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anaphase II
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which step of meiosis does the nucleus form?
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telophase II
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which cells are the end result of meiosis?
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haploid cells
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how many phases occur throughout all of meiosis?
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8 phases
