Chapter 11 Flashcards
Cells under go meiosis to…
Make gametes
The pairing up of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is is called…
Synapsis
The exchange of genetic material between arms of homologous chromosomes is called…
Crossing over
Pairing up of maternal and paternal chromosomes (synapsis) during meiosis happens in…
Prophase 1
During meiosis, crossing over happens in…
Prophase1
During meiosis, independent assortment happens in…
Anaphase 1
In meiosis a 2N parent cell divides to produce…
4 different 1N cells
During oogenesis, the cytoplasm is divided unevenly so that only one mature egg is produced along with three…
Polar bodies
The production of mature sperm cells is called
Spermatogenesis
The random separation of maternal and paternal chromosomes during anaphase 1 is called…
Independent assortment
The production of offspring from one parent without joining gametes is called…
Asexual reproduction
What kind of cell division produces haploid cells with 1/2 the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
Meiosis
The group of 4 chromatids that forms during synapsis is called a
Tetrad
