Chapter 11 Flashcards
A nuclear division mechanism that halves chromosome numbers
Meiosis
Gene variation that side by mutation and exist at the same relative location on homologous chromosome
Allele
Sexual reproduction mixes up alleles from two parents
Allele
Reproductive cell of parents
Gametes
Sexual reproduction involved the fusion of _____ from two parents
Gametes
_____ separated the chromosomes of one diploid nucleus (2N) into four haploid (n) nuclei
Meiosis
In ___________, each duplicated HOMOLOGOUS chromosomes is separated from its partner
Meiosis 1
In ____________, sister CHROMATIDS are separated
MEIOSIS 2
The two cell divisions result in four ____________, rather than two __________ in mitosis
Daughter cells
Each ______________ has only half as many chromosomes as the parent cell
Daughter cell
Meiosis of primary spermatocytes produce four haploid spermatids which mature into _____
Sperm
Chance combination of maternal and paternal chromosomes through fertilization produce a unique combination of genetic information
Fertilization
Fertilization:
Diploid zygote
Carrying two sets of chromosomes
Diploid
Non sister chromatids of one homologous chromosomes exchange DNA segments with the other by ____
Crossing over