mitotic phase

Question 1

what occurs overall in the mitotic phase

Answer 1

-division of cell
-consists of 2 separate but related processes

Question 2

Mitosis

Answer 2

Division of nucleus which includes:
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-telophase
-cytokinesis

Question 3

final result of mitosis

Answer 3

1 parent cell divides into 2 daughter cells
-each daughter cell requires all DNA from parent cell

Question 4

Diploid

Answer 4

2n: cells which contain chromosome pairs

Question 5

another name for cells that are diploid

Answer 5

somatic cells

Question 6

Haploid

Answer 6

n: cells which contain single chromosomes (no pairs)

Question 7

another name for cells that are haploid

Answer 7

gametes (egg and sperm)

Question 8

Meiosis

Answer 8

cell division that occurs in sexually reproducing organs
-2 cell divisions : Meiosis I and meiosis II

Question 9

How many chromosomes and pairs in humans

Answer 9

-46 chromosomes
-23 pairs

Question 10

name of the first 22 pairs of chromosomes

Answer 10

autosomes (same for both fem. and male)

Question 11

name of the last pair of chromosomes

Answer 11

x and y chromosomes (diff. for male and fem.)

Question 12

fertilization

Answer 12

union of gametes, restoring the diploid condition
egg(n)+ sperm (n) –> (zygote) (2n)

Question 13

what does meiosis produce

Answer 13

gametes (sperm and eggs)

Question 14

chiasma

Answer 14

location of overlapping non-sister chromatids from a homologous pair
-DNA exchanged