Meiosis Flashcards

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How is a diploid cell different from a haploid cell?

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Diploid cells are two full sets of chromosomes while haploid cells are one full set of chromosomes.

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What makes metaphase I of meiosis different from metaphase of mitosis?

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in meiosis I, pairs of homologous chromosomes (i.e., tetrads) align at the equator of the cell whereas in mitosis individual chromosomes align at the equator.

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During anaphase I of meiosis, what is being pulled apart?

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The homologous chromosomes
are pulled apart and move towards opposite ends of the cell

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During anaphase II of meiosis, what is being pulled apart?

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the chromosome pairs

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When a cell undergoes meiosis, how many cell divisions take place?

When a cell undergoes mitosis, how many cell divisions take place?

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One cell division

a single cell divides into two cells mitosis

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When a cell undergoes mitosis, how many daughter cells are produced?

When a cell undergoes meiosis, how many daughter cells are produced?

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two identical daughter

four sex cells.

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