16 Questions
Meiosis is the formation of ______ (sex cells – eggs and sperm)
gametes
Daughter cells contain half the number of chromosomes as the original cell, making them ______
haploid
Spermatogenesis occurs in ______ in males
testes
Oogenesis occurs in ______ in females
ovaries
Two haploid (n) gametes are brought together through fertilization to form a ______ (2n) zygote
diploid
Meiosis reduces the chromosomes number by ______
half
Metaphase I: Homologous pairs of chromosomes align along the ______.
equator
Anaphase I: Homologs separate and move to opposite ______.
poles
Telophase I: Nuclear envelopes reassemble; Spindle disappears; Cytokinesis divides cell into ______.
two
MEIOSIS II: Reducing Chromosome Number Only one homolog of each chromosome is present in the ______.
cell
Prophase II: Nuclear envelope fragments; Spindle ______.
forms
Metaphase II: Chromosomes align along the ______ of cell.
equator
Anaphase II: Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite ______.
poles
Telophase II: Nuclear envelope assembles; Chromosome decondense; Spindle disappears; Cytokinesis divides cell into ______.
two
MITOSIS: Occurs in ______ cells.
somatic
MEIOSIS: Occurs in germ (sex) ______.
cells
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