MEIOSIS Flashcards
The form of cell division by which gametes, with half the number of chromosomes, are produced.
Meiosis
_______ is sexual reproduction.
Meiosis
The fusion of a sperm and egg to form a _____?
zygote
A zygote is a____?
fertilized egg
n=___egg
23
2n=____zygote
46
Sex cells divide to produce ?
gametes (sperm or egg)
Occurs only in gonads (testes or ovaries).
Meiosis
for male
spermatogenesis
for female
oogenesis
Each duplicated chromosome consist of two identical sister chromatids attached at their centromeres.
Interphase I
Centriole pairs also replicate.
Interphase I
Nucleus and nucleolus visible.
Interphase I
how many phases does meiosis I have?
four phases
Meiosis I (four phases)
a. prophase I
b. metaphase I
c. anaphase I
d. telophase I
Cell division reduces the chromosome number by one-half.
Meiosis I
Longest and most complex phase (90%).
Prophase I
Chromosomes condense.
Prophase I
Synapsis occurs: homologous chromosomes come together to form a tetrad.
Prophase I
is two chromosomes or four chromatids (sister and nonsister chromatids).
Tetrad
Pair of chromosomes (maternal and paternal) that are similar in shape and size.
Homologous Chromosomes
carry genes controlling the same inherited traits.
Homologous pairs (tetrads)