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What is the characteristic of diploid cells in a sexual life cycle?
What is the characteristic of diploid cells in a sexual life cycle?
- Are produced by meiosis
- Have 2 pairs of chromosomes (correct)
- Have 1 set of chromosomes
- Are only found in gametes
What is the term for the process of genetic recombination that occurs during synapsis?
What is the term for the process of genetic recombination that occurs during synapsis?
- Mitosis
- Crossing over (correct)
- Meiosis
- Chiasmata
What is the significance of Meiosis I?
What is the significance of Meiosis I?
- It only occurs in fungi
- It increases the number of chromosomes
- It separates sister chromatids
- It reduces the number of chromosomes to half (correct)
What is the characteristic of Meiosis II?
What is the characteristic of Meiosis II?
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What is the structure formed during synapsis?
What is the structure formed during synapsis?
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During which stage of meiosis I do homologous chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate?
During which stage of meiosis I do homologous chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate?
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What is the result of crossing over between non-sister chromatids in meiosis?
What is the result of crossing over between non-sister chromatids in meiosis?
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What is the outcome of meiosis in animals?
What is the outcome of meiosis in animals?
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What is the result of nondisjunction during meiosis?
What is the result of nondisjunction during meiosis?
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What happens to DNA replication between meiosis I and II?
What happens to DNA replication between meiosis I and II?
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