meiosis

Question 1

dan on chromosomes is arranged in segments called____that control the production of protein

Answer 1

genes

Question 2

the chromosomes that make up one pair one chromosome from each parent are called ______

Answer 2

homologous chromosomes

Question 3

an organism produces _____ which are sex cells that have half the number of chromosomes

Answer 3

gametes

Question 4

a cell with the n number of chromosomes is called a ____ cell

Answer 4

haploid

Question 5

the process by which one haploid gamete combines with another haploid gamete is called ________

Answer 5

fertilization

Question 6

a cell that contains 2n number of chromosomes is called a_________

Answer 6

diploid

Question 7

fertilized egg formed when a sperm cell penetrates an egg

Answer 7

zygote

Question 8

gametes are formed during this process called ________

Answer 8

meiosis

Question 9

this exchange occurs during synapsis _________

Answer 9

grossing over

Question 10

mendel’s __________states that the two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis

Answer 10

law of segregation

Question 11

______________ which states that a random distribution of alleles occurs during gamete formation

Answer 11

law of independent assortment