Meiosis Flashcards
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Gamete
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a male or female reproductive cell (egg, sperm)
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Zygote
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a cell formed by the fusion of two gametes
3
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Haploid
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a cell that contains half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell
4
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Diploid
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a cell that contains pairs of homologous chromosomes
5
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Synapsis
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the alignment of homologous chromosomes during prophase |
6
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Homologous Chromosome
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a chromosome that contains the same sequence of genes as another chromosome
7
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Spermatogenesis
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the process of producing male gametes (sperm)
8
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Oogenesis
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the process of producing female gametes (eggs)
9
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Crossing Over
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the exchange of chromosomal segments between a pair of homologous chromosomes
10
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Interphase
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- G1, S, G2
- parent cell contains duplicated chromosomes
sister chromatids held by centromeres
11
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Prophase |
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- centromeres move to piles of the cell
- synapsis
- none sister chromatids cross over to exchange genes
12
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Metaphase |
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- spindle fivers attach to the centromere of each chromosome
- homologous pairs of chromosomes line up in 2 rows at the cell’s equator
13
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Anaphase |
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- homologous chromosomes separate to opposite poles of the cell
- pulled by the shortening of spindle fibers
centromeres are still in tact
14
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Telophase |
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- homologous chromosomes uncoil
- spindle fibers disappear
- nuclear envelope and nucleus reappear
- cytokinesis follows telophase |
- two cells form, each carrying chromosomes which are made up of 2 chromatids
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Prophase ||
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- chromatin condenses
- centrosomes begin to form spindle fibers
- nuclear membrane and nucleus disappear
