Meosis Flashcards

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1
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Reproductive cells

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called sex cells (gametes)

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2
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A chromosome

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is a strand of DNA tightly wrapped around proteins

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3
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Your body cells (somatic) have

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46 (23 pairs) of chromosomes

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4
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Your sex cells (gametes) have

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23 chromosomes (no pairs)

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5
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Autosomes

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Chromosome pairs 1-22

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6
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Sex chromosomes

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pair #23 (X and Y) & determine sex in mammals
Males= XY

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7
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Males=
Females=

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=XY
= XX

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