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Living organisms reproduce by two methods
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-Asexual reproduction
-Sexual reproduction |
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offsprings are identical to the original cell or organism and involves inheritance of all genes from one parent
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Asexual reproduction
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offspring are similar to parents but show variations in traits and involves inheritance of unique sets of genes from two parents
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Sexual reproduction
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the reproduction of cells
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cell division
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_ perpetuates life
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cell division
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Roles of Asexual reproduction
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-reproduction of an entire single-celled organism
-growth of a multicellular organism -growth from a fertilized egg into an adult -repair and replacement of cells in an adult |
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Roles of Sexual reproduction
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sperm and egg production
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binary fission means
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"dividing in half"
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binary fission occurs in
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prokaryotic cells
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two identical cells arise from on cell
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binary fission
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steps in the binary fission process
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-a single circular chromosome duplicates and the copies begin to seperate from each other
-the cell elongates, and the chromosomal copies seperate further -the plasma membrane grows inward at the midpoint to divide the cells |
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_ composed of chromatin
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Eukaryotic chromosomes
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chromatin=
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DNA + proteins
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To prepare for division, the _ becomes highly compact and the _ are visible with a microscope
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chromatin
chromosomes |
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Early in the divison process, chromosomes _
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duplicate
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Each chromosome appear as two _
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sister chromatids
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sister chromatids each contain
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identical DNA molecules
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sister chromatis are joined by a narrow region called the
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centromere
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cell cycle consists of two stages
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interphase
mitotic phase |
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duplication of cell contents
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interphase
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division
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mitotic phase
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Interphase consist of
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-G1
-S -G2 |
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growth, increase in cytoplasm
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G1
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duplication of chromosomes
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S
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growth, preparation for division
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G2
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mitosis inclues
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Prophase
Prometaphase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis |
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_ often overlaps telophase
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cytokinesis
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_ is required to divide the chromosomes
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A mitotic spindle
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the mitotic spindle is composed of
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microtubules
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mitotic spindle is produced by
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centrosomes
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centrosomes are located in
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cytoplasm
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Centrosomes are responsible for
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-organize microtubule arrangement
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centrosomes contain a pair of _ animal cells
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centrioles
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Interphase in the cytoplasm
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-cytoplasmic contents double
-two centrosomes form |
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Interphase in the nucleus
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-chromosomes duplicate during the S phase
-Nucleoli are visible |
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sites of ribosomes assembly
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nucleoli
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Humans have _ chromosomes. By the end of interphase:
How many chromosomes are present in one cell? how many chromatids are present in one cell? |
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46 92 |
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Prophase in the cytoplasm
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-microtubules begin to emerge from centrosomes, forming the spindle
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Prophase in the nucleus,
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-chromosomes coil and become compact
-nucleoli disappear |
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In prometaphase,
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-spindle microtubules reach chromosomes
-other microtubules meet those from the opposite poles -the nuclear envelope disappears |
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In prometaphase, when spindcle microtubles reach chromosomes, they
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-attach at kinetochores on the centromeres of sister chromatids
-move chromosomes to the center of the cell through associated protein motors |
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In metaphase,
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-spindle is fully formed
-chromosomes align at the cell equator -kinetochores of sister chromatids are facing the opposite poles of the spindle |
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By end of metaphase,
how many chromosomes are present in one human cell? how many chromatids are present in one human cell? |
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92 |
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In anaphase,
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-sister chromatids seperate at the centromeres
-daughter chromosomes are moved to opposite poles of the cell -kinetochore microtubules are shorten -the cell elongates due to lenghtening of nonkinetochore microtubules |
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By the end of Anaphase,
how many chromosomes are present in one human cell? how many chromatids are? |
92
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In telophase,
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-the cell continues to elongate
-the nuclear envelope forms around chromosomes at each pole, establishing daughter nuclei -chromatin uncoils -nucleoli reappear -the spindle disappears |
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By the end of telophase,
-how many chromosomes are present in one nucleus wihtin the human cell? -are the nuclei identical or different? |
46
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In cytokenesis,
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-cytoplasm is divided into seperate cells
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By the end of cytokinesis,
how many chromsomes are present in one human cell? -how many chromatids are present in one human cell? |
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Cytokinesis in animal cells
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- a cleave furrow forms from a contracting ring of microfilaments, interacting with myosin
-the cleavage furrow deepends to separate the contents into two cells |
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Cytokinesis in plant cells
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-a cell plate forms in the middle from vesicles containing cell wall material
-the cell plate gows outward to reach the edges, dividing the contents into two cells -each cell has a plasma membrane and cell wall |
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Factors that affect cell division
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-presence of essential nutrients
-growth factors, proteins that stimulate division -presence of other cells causes density-dependent inhibition -contact with a solid surface; most cells show anchorage dependence |
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_ escape controls on the cell cycle
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cancer cells
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cancer cells divide rapidly, often in the ansence of _
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growth factors
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cancer cells spread to other tissues thorugh the
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circulatory system
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growth is not inhibited by other cells and _ form
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tumors
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_ remain at the original site
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benign tumors
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_ spread to otherlocations by metastasis
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malignent tumors
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locatized tumors can be treated with _
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surgery or radiation
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_ is used for metastaic tumors
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chemotherapy
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_ is a process that converts diploid nuclei to haploid nuclei
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meiosis
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_ have two homologous sets of choromsomes
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diploid cells
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_ have one set of chormosomes
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haploid cells
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meiosis occurs in the sex organs, producing _
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gametes-sperm and and eggs
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_ is the union of sperm and egg
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fertilization
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the zygote has a _ chromosome number
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diploid
one set from each parent |
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like mitosis, meiosis is preceded by _
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interphase
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in meiosis, chromosomes duplicate during
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S phase
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Unlike mitosis, meiosis has two divisions
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-during meiosis I, homologous chromosomes separate
-the chromosomes number is reduced by hald -during meiosis II, sister chromatids separate (chromosome numbers remain the same) |
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In prophase I,
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-chromsomes coil and become compact
-homologous chromosomes come together as paris by synapsis -tetrad -nonsister chromatids exchange genetic material by crossing over |
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each pair with four chromatids is called a
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tetrad
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crossing over genetic material by nonsister chromatids
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recombination
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At the end of prophase I,
how many chromosomes are present in one cell? how many chromatids are present in one cell? |
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In metaphase I,
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tetrads align at the cell equator
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In Anaphase I,
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homologous pairs separate and move toward opposite poles of the cell
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At the ends of metaphase I,
how many chromosomes are present in one cell? how many chromatids are present in one cells? |
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92 |
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In telophase I,
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-duplicated chromosomes have reached the poles
-a nuclear envelope forms around chromosomes in some species -each nucleus has the haploid number of chromsomes |
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After telophase I and cytokinesis,
how many chromosomes are present in one human cell? how many chromatids are present in one human cell? |
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46 |
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In prophase II,
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-meiosis II follows meiosis without chromsome duplication
-each of the two haploid products enter meiosis II -events in the nucleus during meiosis |
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Events in the nucleus during meiosis II, prophase II
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chromsomes coil and become compact
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In metaphase II,
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duplicated chrosomes align at the cell equator
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In anaphase II,
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sister chromatids seperate and chromosomes move toward opposite poles
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In telophase II,
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-chromosomes have reached the poles of the cell
-a nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes -with cytokinesis, four haploid cells are produced |
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after telophase II and cytokinesis,
how many chromosomes are present in one human cell? how many chromatids are present in one human cell? |
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which characteristics are similar for mitosis and meiosis?
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one duplication of chromosome
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which characteristics are unique to meiosis?
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-two divisions of chromsomes
-pairing of homologous chromosomes -exchange of genetic material by crossing over |
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what is the outcome of mitosis?
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two genetically identical cells, with the same chromosome number as the original cell
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what is the outcome of meiosis?
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four geneticall different cell, with hald the chromsome number of the original cell
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the combination of each unique sperm with each unique egg increases genetic variability
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random fertilization
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Independent orientation at metaphase I
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-each pair of chromosomes independtly aligns at the cell equator
-there is an equal probability of the maternal or paternal chromosome facing a given pole -the number of combinations for chromosomes packaged into gametes in 2n where n=haploid number of chromsomes |
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_ can lead to genetic difference between gametes
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separation of homologous chromosomes
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homologous chromosomes may have different versions of _
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a gene at the same locus
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since homologues move to opposite poles during _, gametes will receive either the maternal or paternal version of the gene
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anaphase I
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_ is the production of new combinations of genes due to crossing over
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genetic recombinations
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crossing over involces exchange of genetic material between _
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homologous chromosomes
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nonsister chromatids join at a _
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chiasma, site of attachment and crossing over
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