lab 4 Flashcards
what is a diploid organism
have two sets of chromosomes in their cells 2n
what is an allele
an alternative version of a gene (dominant or recessive)
what is a gene
unit of hereditary info that contributes to inheritable traits of organism
what are homologous chromosomes
chromosomes that have the same shape, size, centromere position, and sequence of genes
when do homologous chromosomes pair up
in prophase 1
what do homologous chromosomes form in pair up
tetrad
meiosis 1 (diploid to haploid)
first division when homologous chromosomes separate into two different cells
what happens to chromosome number at the end of meiosis 1
chromosomes are halved
what is meiosis 2
second division when replicated chromosomes are separated into single chromosomes
what is ploidy
number of sets of chromosomes in a cell
n= number of chromosomes
haploid
2n= number of chromosomes
diploid
what is a eukaryote considered in only one of each type of chromosome in nucleus? haploid or diploid
haploid
when is replicated chromosome formed
when single chromosome undergoes DNA synthesis
are replicated chromosomes identical or not
identical and carry same alleles
where are genes found
loci or location
what are dominant alleles
capital letters
what are recessive alleles
lower case letters
what is the genotype
ordered list of alleles it carries for any gene
what happens during prophase 1
crossing over, chromosome condense, spindle microtubules form, tetrad form
what happens during prometaphase 1
nuclear envelope breaks down, spindle microtubules attach to centromere
what happens during metaphase 1
tetrad line up in midregion
what happens during anaphase 1
homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite sides
what happens during telophase 1
nuclear envelope re-forms, replicated chromosomes arrive at pole and uncoil, spindle disappear, cytokinesis