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Copy of Phases of Meiosis (5/28/2026)

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Directions: Use your notes (Meiosis Note-Taking Sheet) taken from the lecture on Wednesday to help you answer the following questions and to identify which stage of meiosis each diagram and description is in, as well as to answer any other questions on this formative.

Learning Goals:
  • Identify each stage of meiosis.
  • Identify the primary events of each stage of meiosis.
  • Explain how meiosis contributes to genetic variation in a population.
Directions: Use your notes (Meiosis Note-Taking Sheet) taken from the lecture on Wednesday to help you answer the following questions and to identify which stage of meiosis each diagram and description is in, as well as to answer any other questions on this formative.

Learning Goals:
  • Identify each stage of meiosis.
  • Identify the primary events of each stage of meiosis.
  • Explain how meiosis contributes to genetic variation in a population.
Question 1
1.
Use your notes to help you to identify the stage of meiosis for each statement, below:

a._______ Homologous chromosomes pair up and form tetrads.
b._______ Homologous chromosomes are separated and move to opposite sides of the cell.
c._______ Nuclear membranes form, cytoplasm divides, four daughter cells are formed.
d._______ Individual chromosomes lines up along the equator.
e._______ Crossing over occurs.
f._______ Spindle fibers attach to both sides of the centromere.
g._______ Chromatids are separated.
h._______ Homologous chromosomes line up at the equator.
i._______ Cytoplasm divides, two daughter cells are formed.
j._______ Spindle fibers attach to one side of the centromere.
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Question 2
2.
What stage of meiosis is this cell in? _______
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Question 3
3.
What stage of meiosis is this cell in? _______
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Question 4
4.
What stage of meiosis is this cell in? _______
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Question 5
5.
What stage of meiosis is this cell in? _______
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Question 6
6.
What stage of meiosis is this cell in? _______
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Question 7
7.
What stage of meiosis is this cell in? _______
Question 8
8.
Use your notes to answer each question, below.

a. A cell with identical pairs of chromosomes is said to be _______.
b. A cell without identical pairs of chromosomes is said to be _______.
c. Sperm and ovum are referred to as _______.
d. During which stage of meiosis do the chromosomes cease to be identical due to the swapping of DNA? _______