Phases of Meiosis Flashcards
1
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mitosis
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- the replication of cells in the body
2
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chromosomes
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- they are DNA that give you all the information of who you are
3
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chromosome theory
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- genes carries for parent to offspring on chromosomes
4
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meiosis
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- makes new sex cells. 23 from each parent
5
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meiosis
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- chromosomes double = 8
- cell divides
- chromosome pairs separate equally
- 4 cells with 2 chromosomes, same as the original cell
- cells divide
- 1/2 the number of cells as original
6
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review
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- 23 chromosomes from each parent mach up to make 46
- 1 cell divides 2 times to make 4 new cells with half the number of chromosomes as original