Book 8.1

Question 1

Egg and Sperm are _______.

Answer 1

Gametes

Question 2

The copying and transmitting of genes from one generation to the next creates

Answer 2

Genetic variation

Question 3

The process of ______ reduces the number of chromosomes carried in gametes by one-half.

Answer 3

Meiosis

Question 4

the uncoordinated “lining up” if chromosome pairs before the first division of meiosis.

Answer 4

random alignment

Question 5

Gametes combine without regard to the alleles they carry

Answer 5

random fertilization

Question 6

Each body cell has the same genes, but cells differ from each other because different genes are _______ in each cell type.

Answer 6

expressed

Question 7

Different versions of the same gene are called ______ and these different versions are produced by ________.

Answer 7

alleles

mutation

Question 8

A child carries one copy of each ______ from each of his parents.

Answer 8

gene

Question 9

Each egg produced by a woman differs genetically from her other eggs because of the _______ _______ of genes into gametes during meiosis.

Answer 9

Independent assortment

Question 10

That any sperm can theoretically fertilize any egg when two individuals pair is referred to as ______ fertilization, which creates diversity in offspring.

Answer 10

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