12.4 Vocab

Question 1

Homologous

Answer 1

Term used to refer to chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one set comes from the female parent

Question 2

Diploid

Answer 2

Term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes

Question 3

Haploid

Answer 3

Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes

Question 4

Meiosis

Answer 4

Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell

Question 5

Tetrad

Answer 5

Structure containing four chromatids that forms during meiosis

Question 6

Crossing-over

Answer 6

Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis