Chapter 11 Flashcards

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1
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Sexual Life Cycle is made up of

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Meiosis and Fertilization

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2
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Dipolid cells have

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2 sets of chromosomes

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3
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Haploid cells have

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1 set of chromosomes

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4
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How are diploid cells produced

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when the zygote first undergoes mitosis, it produces diploid cells

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5
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How are haploid cells produced

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when diploid cells undergo meiosis, it produced haploid cells

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6
Q

Meiosis includes _ rounds of division, including ___ _, and ___ _

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2, Meiosis 1, Meiosis 2

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7
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Synapsis is during ___ _, includes formation of ___ ___

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Prophase 1, Synaptonemal Complexes

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8
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Formation of Synaptonemal Complexes is also known as ___ or ___

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tetrad, or bivalent

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9
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Crossing over is also known as the

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genetic recombination between sister chromatids

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10
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The site of crossing over

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Chiasmata

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11
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During metaphase I, the paired homologues
move to the

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metaphase plate and become
oriented with homologues of each pair
attached to opposite poles of the spindle

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12
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In mitosis, homologues behave

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independently

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13
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During anaphase I, homologues

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are pulled to
opposite poles for each pair of chromosomes

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14
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In mitosis, sister chromatids are pulled

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to opposite poles

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15
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Describe Telophase 1

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Nuclear envelope re-forms around each daughter nucleus

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16
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Meiosis 2 resembles a

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mitotic division

17
Q

Prophase II

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nuclear envelopes dissolve and new spindle
apparatus forms

18
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Metaphase II

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chromosomes align on metaphase plate

19
Q

Anaphase II

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sister chromatids are separated from each other

20
Q

Telophase II

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nuclear envelope re-forms around 4 sets of
daughter chromosomes; cytokinesis follows

21
Q

Final result of Meiosis 2

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Four cells containing haploid sets of chromosomes

22
Q

Meiosis is characterized by 4 features

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1.Synapsis and crossing over
2.Sister chromatids remain joined at their centromeres throughout
meiosis I
3.Kinetochores of sister chromatids attach to the same pole in
meiosis I
4.DNA replication is suppressed between meiosis I and meiosis II

23
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Nondisjunction

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failure of chromosomes to move to opposite
poles during either meiotic division

24
Q

Aneuploid gametes

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gametes with missing or extra
chromosomes

25
Q

Most common cause of spontaneous abortion in humans

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Errors