cell division

Question 1

define mitosis

Answer 1

cell division

Question 2

define meiosis

Answer 2

making gametes

Question 3

IPMAT?

Answer 3

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

Question 4

how many cells do we have

Answer 4

260

Question 5

how many somatic cells do we have

Answer 5

259

Question 6

how many gametes do we have

Answer 6

1

Question 7

what is a gamete

Answer 7

sex cell

Question 8

what is a somatic cell

Answer 8

body cells

Question 9

define true breeding

Answer 9

a plant that always produces offspring with the same traits

Question 10

define dominant

Answer 10

allele that is expressed and mask other alleles

Question 11

define recessive

Answer 11

allele that is only expressed when present by itself

Question 12

what are Mendel’s 2 laws

Answer 12

law of segregation and law of independent assortment

Question 13

define the law of segregation

Answer 13

pair of genes separated during the formation of gametes

Question 14

define the law of independent assortment

Answer 14

genes separate independently of one another

Question 15

what is a gene

Answer 15

segment of DNA on a chromosome that controls a hereditary trait

Question 16

what is an allele

Answer 16

an alternative form of a gene

Question 17

What was Mendel’s F1 generation a result of?

Answer 17

cross pollination

Question 18

What was Mendel’s F2 generation a result of?

Answer 18

self-pollination