Chapter 3 Terms

Question 1

one diploid cell gives rise to four haploid cells

Answer 1

meiosis

Question 2

haploid germ cells that unite at fertilization

Answer 2

gametes

Question 3

the array of chromosomes in a given cell

Answer 3

karyotype

Question 4

one diploid cell gives rise to two diploid cells

Answer 4

mitosis

Question 5

the part of the cell cycle during which the chromosomes are not visible

Answer 5

interphase

Question 6

an animal cell containing more than one nucleus

Answer 6

syncytium

Question 7

pairing of homologous chromosomes

Answer 7

synapsis

Question 8

X and Y

Answer 8

sex chromosomes

Question 9

division of cytoplasm

Answer 9

cytokinesis

Question 10

the time during mitosis when sister chromatids separate

Answer 10

anaphase

Question 11

one of the two identical halves of a replicated chromosome

Answer 11

chromatid

Question 12

chromosomes do not differ between the sexes

Answer 12

autosomes

Question 13

site of the closest connection between sister chromatids

Answer 13

centomere

Question 14

microtubule organizing centers at the spindle poles

Answer 14

centrosomes