Meiosis & Genetics Flashcards
Are most cells diploid
Yes
How many sets of info do diploid cells
1 from mom and 1 from dad
Are gametes haploids
Yes
How many sets of info do gametes have
1 set of genetic info
What is meiosis
Formation of sex cells(sperm and egg cells)
What the difference between chromatid and chromeosome
Chromosomes contain genetic info chromatid help cell duplicate and only occur in mitosis
What happens in meiosis 1
Chromosomes go from diploid to haploid but don’t split at the centromere
What happens in meiosis 2
The sister chromatids split from each other.
Is meiosis in males and females the same?
No
When does meiosis start spermatogenesis
Puberty
When does meiosis start oogenesis
Starts in fetal dev stops before birth
Meiosis continues for how long spermatogenesis
All the time
Meiosis continues oogenesis
At ovulation
Meiosis finished oogenesis
Only if fertilized
Meiosis finished sperma
All the time
Meiosis is done for good sperma
When you die
Meiosis is done for good oogenesis
At menopause
Gametes created sperma
4
Gametes created oogenesis
1 and some polar bodies
Number used spermatogenesis
300+ million
What is a gene
A December of dna that codes for a protein
What is a trait
A characteristic that can be passed to offspring
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