Biology Chapter 21 - Cell Cycle and Inheritance: Interphase, Mitosis, and DNA Replication

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What is the final product of meiosis in males?

1 sperm cell

4 sperm cells (correct)

8 sperm cells

2 sperm cells

What is the result of crossing over in meiosis?

Chromosome deletion

Genetically different cells (correct)

Genetically identical cells

Chromosome duplication

What is the purpose of meiosis in females?

To produce egg cells and polar bodies (correct)

To produce multiple egg cells

To produce sperm cells

To produce haploid cells

During which stage of meiosis I do homologous chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell?

Metaphase I Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

To carry information in the form of a code from the nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the separation of homologous pairs during Anaphase I?

A reduction in chromosome number Signup and view all the answers

What is similar between Meiosis II and Mitosis?

The stages after Prophase Signup and view all the answers

Where does transcription occur in protein synthesis?

In the nucleus Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of tRNA in protein synthesis?

To carry amino acids to the ribosome Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a codon and an anticodon?

A codon is in mRNA, while an anticodon is in tRNA Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

To provide the genetic information for making proteins Signup and view all the answers

Where does translation occur in protein synthesis?

In the ribosomes Signup and view all the answers

What is the longest part of the cell cycle?

Interphase Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

S Phase Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of Mitosis in somatic cells?

Two identical daughter cells with 46 chromosomes Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of Mitosis do the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell?

Metaphase Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of DNA replication where one old strand makes a new side?

Semi-conservative replication Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

Protein synthesis Signup and view all the answers