Meiosis Terminology Flashcards
The name of the female gonads
Ovaries
Structure resulting when two homologous chromosomes come close together
bivalent/ tetrad
small sections on the DNA molecule coding for certain proteins/ characteristics
genes
half the chromosomes than a somatic/body cell
gametes
the process during prophase 1 in meiosis that brings two homologous chromosomes together
synapsis
DNA cannot be seen as individual chromosomes is called
chromatin
two genes which are found on the same locus on a homologous pair of chromosomes
alleles
in a human, 46 is the ______ number of chromosomes and 23 is the _______ number of chromosomes
Diploid, Haploid
Bb,Tt, Aa, and Dd are all examples of a heterozygous
genotypes
The appearance or actual expression based on a certain genotype
phenotype
Organs that produce sex cells
gonads
the location of the gene on the chromosome
locus
Organism with identical alleles/genes for a trait (see homozygous).
Purebred
Organism with different alleles/genes for a trait
hybrid
two identical alleles in the same locus
homozygous
