Topic 2

Question 1

What is meiosis

Answer 1

A type of cell division that produces gametes

Question 2

What is a homologous chromosome

Answer 2

Chromosomes with genes for particular characteristics at the same location

Question 3

What is the haploid number

Answer 3

Half the diploid number (23)

Question 4

DNA definition

Answer 4

A double helix structure made of nucleotides

Question 5

Define chromatid

Answer 5

One of the strands of a chromosome following replication

Question 6

What is mitosis

Answer 6

Type of cell division that produces 2 daughter cells identical to the parent cell

Question 7

What is asexual production

Answer 7

Unicellular organisms with a nucleus reproduced by mitosis

Question 8

What are the 5 things

Answer 8

• prophase
• metaphase
• anaphase
• telophase
• interphase

Question 9

Why do the before Chromosomes have to replicate before cell division

Answer 9

So each daughter receives a complete set of information

Question 10

What is the diploid number

Answer 10

46

Question 11

What is a diploid

Answer 11

The number of chromosomes in body cells

Question 12

What is the haploid

Answer 12

Number of chromosomes in sex cells (gametes)

Question 13

What are chromosomes

Answer 13

Long, thin, threadlike try tires found in the nuclei

Question 14

What are punnet squares

Answer 14

They show what genes will be inherited by the offspring

Question 15

Which r is recessive

Answer 15

Little r

Question 16

Which r is dominate

Answer 16

Big R

Question 17

What is a genotype

Answer 17

Genetic information inside the allele

Question 18

What is a phenotype

Answer 18

Physical characteristics that you can see

Question 19

What is homozygous

Answer 19

The same (RR or rr)

Question 20

What is heterozygous

Answer 20

Different (Rr)

Question 21

What are punnet squares used for

Answer 21

To show probability

Question 22

What is an allele

Answer 22

Different forms of the same gene located at the same point of a homologous chromosome