Meiosis Background Terms
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9 questions
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_______________ are segments of DNA that code for _________________.
_______________ are segments of DNA that code for _________________.
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DNA is coiled up around proteins called histones and organized into _______ chromosomes in each of our body cells and ______ chromosomes inn each of our sex cells.
DNA is coiled up around proteins called histones and organized into _______ chromosomes in each of our body cells and ______ chromosomes inn each of our sex cells.
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What type of cells are made in the process of meiosis? Select all that apply.
What type of cells are made in the process of meiosis? Select all that apply.
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Meiosis is (select all that apply)
Meiosis is (select all that apply)
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In the process of meiosis, chromosomes are first ___________ then the cell divides ______.
In the process of meiosis, chromosomes are first ___________ then the cell divides ______.
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After meiosis, fertilization may occur in which 2 ______________ with _________chromosmes come together to form a _____________ with _______ chromosomes. This is the cell every one of us started out as.
After meiosis, fertilization may occur in which 2 ______________ with _________chromosmes come together to form a _____________ with _______ chromosomes. This is the cell every one of us started out as.
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Both chromosmes in the pair of chromosome number 18 are from different parents. They have the same ________ but potentially different __________. (word bank: genes, nucleus, cells, alleles)
Both chromosmes in the pair of chromosome number 18 are from different parents. They have the same ________ but potentially different __________. (word bank: genes, nucleus, cells, alleles)
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All somatic (body cells) in our body have the same number of chromosomes 46.
All somatic (body cells) in our body have the same number of chromosomes 46.
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All gamete (sex cells) in our body have the same number of chromosomes 46.
All gamete (sex cells) in our body have the same number of chromosomes 46.