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30 Cards in this Set
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When a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, the result is a ____ cell, with two sets of chromosomes |
Diploid |
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Cell division that results in 4 unique cells |
Meiosis |
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Production or development of sperm in males is called ___. |
Spermatogenisis |
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After mitosis, how many daughter cells are formed? |
Two |
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The fusion of sperm and egg to form a zygote is called... |
Fertilization |
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Production or development of eggs in females is called ____. |
Oogenesis |
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After meiosis, how many daughter cells are formed? |
Four |
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Gametes are Considered to be ______, because they have half the number of chromosomes |
haploid |
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Male gamete |
Sperm |
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Word for "body" |
Soma |
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A _____ is a term for 2 chromosomes, or 4 sister chromatids |
Tetrads |
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Female gamete |
Egg |
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What type of cell undergoes meiosis? |
Gamete cells |
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What are homologous chromosomes? |
The cells has two sets of each chromosome. One pair from the mother and the other from the father |
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Sperm is a haploid or diploid? |
Haploid |
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Liver cell is a haploid or a diploid? |
Diploid |
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Egg cell is a haploid or a diploid? |
Haploid |
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Stomach cell is a haploid or a diploid? |
Diploid |
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If the diploid number in a liver cell is 52, how many chromosomes are there in the egg or this organism? |
26 |
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During meiosis, the chromosome number: |
Remains The same |
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Cells starting mitosis and meiosis begin with a haploid or a diploid set of chromosomes |
Haploid |
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Does replication happen in interphase before mitosis ____? Before meiosis ____? |
Yes, yes |
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How many times do cells divide during meiosis? |
4 |
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What are the stages of Meiosis called? |
Prophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1, Prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2 |
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Which is the following best describe the term "crossing over"? |
An exchange of I formation between two homologous chromosomes |
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Crossing-over can be found in the stage of _____. |
Prophase 1 |
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Is DNA copied before meiosis 2? |
Yes |
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How many cells from at the end of Meiosis 2 and how many chromosomes do they do contain? |
4 and 2 |
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A sperm cell and an ovum/egg merge, they undergo the process of fertilization, and give rise to a gamete or zygote which is haploid or diploid? |
Zygote and diploid |
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How does meiosis differ from mitosis |
Meiosis has 2 stages while mitosis has 1. Mitosis forms two daughter cells while meiosis forms 4. Mitosis makes diploids while meiosis makess haploids |
