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Chapter 18, Problem 9SQ
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Introduction: Meiosis is a process of cell division in which a parent cell splits to form four daughter cells. At the end of meiosis, the daughter cell has half chromosome number than the parent cell.
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Ch. 18 - Prob. 1RQCh. 18 - Prob. 2RQCh. 18 - Prob. 3RQCh. 18 - Name the four main stages of mitosis, and describe...Ch. 18 - Prob. 5RQCh. 18 - Prob. 6RQCh. 18 - Prob. 1SQCh. 18 - Prob. 2SQCh. 18 - Prob. 3SQCh. 18 - Prob. 4SQ
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- The law of segregation of chromosomes arises due to events in _________. A. Mitosis and meiosis II B. Mitosis and meiosis I C. Meiosis I only D. Meiosis II onlyarrow_forwardThe part of meiosis that is similar to mitosis is________.a. meiosis Ib. anaphase Ic. meiosis IId. interkinesisarrow_forwardThe two main sources of genetic variation from meiosis are ________. a. random orientation of homologous pairs and mutation b. crossing over and random mutation c. random orientation of homologous pairs and crossing overarrow_forward
- The dividing cells shown in the picture would be in _?_ of _?_. Assume that the starting cell was diploid and it was 2n=4. A. Metaphase, mitosis B. Metaphase, meiosis I C. Metaphase, meiosis II D. Anaphase, meiosis I E. Anaphase, mitosisarrow_forwardHuman gametes ___ a. are produced by mitosis b. have one copy of each chromosome c. have two copies of each chromosome d. are genetically identical to every other gamete made by that person e. all of the above are truearrow_forwardIn meiosis _______ are separated during anaphase I, and _______ are separated during anaphase IIarrow_forward
- Match the specific phase of meiosis with the correct description._____ Prophase I a. Homologous chromosomes arrive atopposite poles._____ Metaphase I b. Homologous chromosomes line up._____ Anaphase I c. Chromosomes line up at the equator._____ Telophase I d. Independent assortment occurs._____ Prophase II e. Separated sister chromatids arrive atopposite poles._____ Metaphase II f. Sister chromatids remain condensed._____ Anaphase II g. Crossing over occurs._____ Telophase II h. Sister chromatids pull apart.arrow_forwardCells at the end of meiosis (i.e. each of the four gametes) have _____ when compared with cells at thebeginning of meiosis (i.e. the parent cell in prophase I).a. half the number of chromosomes and one-fourth the amount of DNAb. half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNAc. the same number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNAd. half the amount of cytoplasm and half the amount of DNAarrow_forwarda. If a set of chromosomes is one copy of each kind of chromosome, how many sets are in a human sperm_____. How many chromosomes are in a human sperm____. b. How many sets of chromosomes are in a human egg_____. How many chromosomes are in a human egg_____. c. Why is there such a different in size and number of sperm cells in the testes compared to the number of oocytes in the ovaries ?arrow_forward
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